56 OXFORD ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01918233 · ltd · incorporated 1985-05-31
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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: medium (68/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
15 officers (1 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)
82
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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  2. 2024-11-24
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  3. 2023-12-06
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  4. 2022-12-12
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  5. 2021-12-06
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  6. 2020-12-06
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  7. 2019-12-06
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  8. 2018-11-06
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  9. 2017-11-29
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  10. 2017-11-29
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  11. 2016-12-17
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  12. 2015-12-07
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  13. 2015-12-07
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  14. 2014-12-06
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  15. 2014-12-03
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-04-28
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    FURR, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  17. 2013-04-26
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    WILFORT, Tim resigned
    director
  18. 2011-08-09
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    FASE, Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2011-08-09
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    WILFORT, Tim appointed
    director
  20. 2011-05-06
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    GORDON, Sheila Janette resigned
    director
  21. 2010-04-01
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    ROSSER, Sarah resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-10-18
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    FASE, Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2007-10-18
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    GORDON, Sheila Janette appointed
    director
  24. 2007-07-17
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    FURR, Nicholas John resigned
    director
  25. 2006-12-28
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    ROSSER, Sarah appointed
    secretary
  26. 2006-12-23
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    JOHNSTONE, Craig Alistair resigned
    secretary
  27. 2005-08-20
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    ARMSTRONG, Jane Margaret resigned
    secretary
  28. 2003-02-20
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    JOHNSTONE, Craig Alistair appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-10-01
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    ARMSTRONG, Jane Margaret appointed
    secretary
  30. 1999-02-02
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    FURR, Nicholas John resigned
    secretary
  31. 1997-08-31
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    SHOLL, Sally-Jane resigned
    director
  32. 1996-01-08
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    BIRD, Gary David resigned
    secretary
  33. 1996-01-08
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    BIRD, Gary David resigned
    director
  34. 1995-11-27
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    FURR, Nicholas John appointed
    secretary
  35. 1995-11-27
    ➕
    FURR, Nicholas John appointed
    director
  36. 1994-11-21
    ➕
    BIRD, Gary David appointed
    secretary
  37. 1994-11-21
    ➕
    BIRD, Gary David appointed
    director
  38. 1994-11-21
    ➕
    SHOLL, Sally-Jane appointed
    director
  39. 1994-11-18
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    JUNIPER, Charles Lester resigned
    secretary
  40. 1994-11-18
    ➖
    JONES, Stephen Ernest Beddoe resigned
    director
  41. 1994-11-18
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    JUNIPER, Charles Lester resigned
    director
  42. 1985-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As 56 OXFORD ROAD 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 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-05-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

20 Canal Walk
Hungerford
RG17 0EQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (1 active · 14 resigned)

FURR, Nicholas John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, Jane Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-01 · resigned 2005-08-20
Resigned
BIRD, Gary David→
secretary · appointed 1994-11-21 · resigned 1996-01-08
Resigned
FURR, Nicholas John→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-27 · resigned 1999-02-02
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Craig Alistair→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-20 · resigned 2006-12-23
Resigned
JUNIPER, Charles Lester→
secretary · resigned 1994-11-18
Resigned
ROSSER, Sarah→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-28 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
BIRD, Gary David→
director · ~69y · appointed 1994-11-21 · resigned 1996-01-08
Resigned
FASE, Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2011-08-09
Resigned
FURR, Nicholas John→
director · ~79y · appointed 1995-11-27 · resigned 2007-07-17
Resigned
GORDON, Sheila Janette→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2011-05-06
Resigned
JONES, Stephen Ernest Beddoe→
director · ~65y · resigned 1994-11-18
Resigned
JUNIPER, Charles Lester→
director · ~66y · resigned 1994-11-18
Resigned
SHOLL, Sally-Jane→
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-11-21 · resigned 1997-08-31
Resigned
WILFORT, Tim→
director · ~41y · appointed 2011-08-09 · resigned 2013-04-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (128 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-06