2 LISBURN ROAD NEWMARKET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01696476 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1983-02-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
17 officers (2 active, 17 linked, 11 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
128 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-09-27
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    HARRIS, Duncan resigned
    director
  6. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-11-09
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    HOLNESS, Richard appointed
    director
  9. 2022-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2017-09-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-03
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    HARRIS, Duncan appointed
    director
  18. 2017-08-03
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    TURNER, Daniel resigned
    director
  19. 2016-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-07-01
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    EPMG LEGAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    WAGER, Jeremy resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-04-17
    ➖
    SMALL, Lesley Bonita resigned
    director
  23. 2009-01-01
    ➖
    CRAWFORD, Logan resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    WAGER, Jeremy appointed
    secretary
  25. 2009-01-01
    ➕
    TURNER, Daniel appointed
    director
  26. 2007-03-19
    ➖
    CUMANI, Luca Matteo resigned
    director
  27. 2006-11-29
    ➕
    SMALL, Lesley Bonita appointed
    director
  28. 2003-06-09
    ➖
    MILLER, Kathryn Louise resigned
    director
  29. 2002-01-01
    ➖
    BIAGI, John Roger Alceste Raymond resigned
    secretary
  30. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Logan appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-01-01
    ➖
    BIAGI, John Roger Alceste Raymond resigned
    director
  32. 2002-01-01
    ➖
    CLARK, Ruby Deborah resigned
    director
  33. 2000-11-21
    ➕
    MILLER, Kathryn Louise appointed
    director
  34. 2000-05-19
    ➖
    MARR, Catherine resigned
    director
  35. 1998-04-02
    ➕
    MARR, Catherine appointed
    director
  36. 1998-03-13
    ➕
    BIAGI, John Roger Alceste Raymond appointed
    secretary
  37. 1998-03-13
    ➖
    OGDEN, James Christopher resigned
    secretary
  38. 1998-03-13
    ➖
    OGDEN, James Christopher resigned
    director
  39. 1996-12-20
    ➖
    CHAPMAN, John Finley resigned
    director
  40. 1994-04-11
    ➖
    BIAGI, John Roger Alceste Raymond resigned
    secretary
  41. 1994-04-11
    ➕
    OGDEN, James Christopher appointed
    secretary
  42. 1983-02-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2 LISBURN ROAD NEWMARKET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1983-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

2 Hills Road
Cambridge
Cambs
CB2 1JP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-25
Last: 2025-11-11

Officers (2 active · 15 resigned)

EPMG LEGAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLNESS, Richard→
director · ~77y · appointed 2022-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIAGI, John Roger Alceste Raymond→
secretary · appointed 1998-03-13 · resigned 2002-01-01
Resigned
BIAGI, John Roger Alceste Raymond→
secretary · resigned 1994-04-11
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Logan→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
OGDEN, James Christopher→
secretary · appointed 1994-04-11 · resigned 1998-03-13
Resigned
WAGER, Jeremy→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
BIAGI, John Roger Alceste Raymond→
director · ~78y · resigned 2002-01-01
Resigned
CHAPMAN, John Finley→
director · ~62y · resigned 1996-12-20
Resigned
CLARK, Ruby Deborah→
director · ~111y · resigned 2002-01-01
Resigned
CUMANI, Luca Matteo→
director · ~77y · resigned 2007-03-19
Resigned
HARRIS, Duncan→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-08-03 · resigned 2023-09-27
Resigned
MARR, Catherine→
director · ~56y · appointed 1998-04-02 · resigned 2000-05-19
Resigned
MILLER, Kathryn Louise→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-11-21 · resigned 2003-06-09
Resigned
OGDEN, James Christopher→
director · ~59y · resigned 1998-03-13
Resigned
SMALL, Lesley Bonita→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-11-29 · resigned 2009-04-17
Resigned
TURNER, Daniel→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-01-01 · resigned 2017-08-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (128 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-24