BRACKENWOOD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01840676 · ltd · incorporated 1984-08-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (50/100)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
27 officers (2 active, 27 linked, 14 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
158 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-13📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-02➕GATEWAY CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-08-02➕DEAN, Antony John appointeddirector
- 2019-08-02➖ISEC SECRETARIAL AND CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-08-02➖MASSEY, Tracy resigneddirector
- 2019-08-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-08-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-08-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-08-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-05-14➖COOPER, Grant resigneddirector
- 2019-05-14➕MASSEY, Tracy appointeddirector
- 2019-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-06➕COOPER, Grant appointeddirector
- 2017-03-06➖O'CONNOR, Russell Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2016-01-13➖CLEMENTS, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2016-01-13➕O'CONNOR, Russell Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2016-01-13➖PARRISH, Debi Loranine resigneddirector
- 2015-06-02➕ISEC SECRETARIAL AND CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-06-02➖ISEC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-01-14➖CHILVERS, Karen resigneddirector
- 2013-06-26➖GADSDEN, Jeff resignedsecretary
- 2013-06-26➕ISEC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-01-03➕GADSDEN, Jeff appointedsecretary
- 2011-01-03➕CHILVERS, Karen appointeddirector
- 2010-12-31➖HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2010-06-02➕CLEMENTS, Anthony appointeddirector
- 2010-06-02➕PARRISH, Debi Loranine appointeddirector
- 2009-10-14➖PRIDMORE, Shaun Rowland resigneddirector
- 2008-06-02➕HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2008-06-02➖JOHNSON COOPER LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-12-06➕JOHNSON COOPER LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-12-06➖RMC (CORPORATE) SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-02-18➖EQUITY CO SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-02-16➕RMC (CORPORATE) SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-04-22➕PRIDMORE, Shaun Rowland appointeddirector
- 2003-04-22➖EQUITY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2003-04-10➖EQUITY ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-04-10➕EQUITY CO SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-07-01➕EQUITY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2002-03-01➖LAW, John Edgar Hugh resigneddirector
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Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| 45 HAINAULT AVENUE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 10615405 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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| 48 STOCKTON ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 11973610 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 50 BURR ROAD RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED→ 04966540 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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| 55 WARRIOR SQUARE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 10866670 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-08-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Gateway House 10 Coopers Way
Temple Farm Industrial Estate
Southend-On-Sea
SS2 5TE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (2 active · 25 resigned)
GATEWAY CORPORATE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-08-02
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DEAN, Antony John→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-08-02
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ALTY, John Martin Richard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-11-01
CHILD, Andrew John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-06-25 · resigned 1996-12-24
GADSDEN, Jeff→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-03 · resigned 2013-06-26
EQUITY ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2001-11-07 · resigned 2003-04-10
EQUITY CO SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2003-04-10 · resigned 2005-02-18
HERTFORD COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-06-02 · resigned 2010-12-31
ISEC SECRETARIAL AND CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-06-02 · resigned 2019-08-02
ISEC SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-06-26 · resigned 2015-06-02
JOHNSON COOPER LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-06 · resigned 2008-06-02
KEMSLEY WHITELEY & FERRIS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-11-01 · resigned 2001-11-07
RMC (CORPORATE) SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-02-16 · resigned 2005-12-06
BRAND, Leslie Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · resigned 1993-05-19
BUTTER, Richard J→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 1998-07-08
CHILVERS, Karen→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2011-01-03 · resigned 2015-01-14
CLEMENTS, Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2010-06-02 · resigned 2016-01-13
COOK, John Anthony, Colonel→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1993-01-06 · resigned 1997-07-09
COOPER, Grant→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-03-06 · resigned 2019-05-14
LAW, John Edgar Hugh→
Resigneddirector · ~98y · appointed 1998-07-08 · resigned 2002-03-01
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Recent filings (158 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2020-05-13