ALEXANDER COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY (SHORTLANDS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

01989424 · ltd · incorporated 1986-02-14

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£15.9k

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

Strong 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: 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (2 active, 19 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

126 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £15,902

Net assets shrinking

Down £7,491 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£16k

↓ 32% YoY

Current Assets

£19k

↓ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£15.9k	£23.4k
Current assets	£18.7k	£24.6k
Net assets	£15.9k	£23.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-07-09
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address · AD01
2025-12-27
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accounts · AA
2024-12-19
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accounts · AA
2023-12-08
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accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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accounts · AA
2021-12-15
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accounts · AA
2020-10-19
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accounts · AA
2019-09-09
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accounts · AA
2018-09-12
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accounts · AA
2017-07-17
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accounts · AA
2016-12-07
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accounts · AA
2016-01-05
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annual-return · AR01
2015-09-23
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accounts · AA
2015-01-13
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annual-return · AR01
2015-01-13
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2014-08-08
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SCARLETT, Emma resigned
director
2014-03-25
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DRAPER, Samuel Lee appointed
director
2013-05-31
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WOOD, John resigned
director
2012-06-20
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SCARLETT, Emma appointed
director
2011-07-12
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CLARK, David Edward resigned
director
2007-10-26
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KIRK, Paul Graham resigned
director
2007-08-15
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WOOD, John appointed
director
2006-03-15
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WOOD, John resigned
director
2005-12-15
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FELLS, Michelle Caroline resigned
director
2005-03-02
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CLARK, David Edward appointed
director
2005-03-02
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GRAINGER, Adam Robert Leslie resigned
director
2005-03-02
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KIRK, Paul Graham appointed
director
2004-07-01
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HOWARD, Kevin Ronald appointed
secretary
2004-06-30
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HAYWARDS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-04-02
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TASKFINE MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-04-01
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HAYWARDS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2002-09-11
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MORGAN, David John resigned
secretary
2002-09-11
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TASKFINE MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-10-01
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GRAINGER, Adam Robert Leslie appointed
director
2000-10-19
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FELLS, Michelle Caroline appointed
director
1999-12-07
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KRUG, Darren resigned
secretary
1999-12-07
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KRUG, Darren resigned
director
1999-12-01
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MORGAN, David John appointed
secretary
1998-01-05
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GRIFFITH, Elaine Susan resigned
director
1997-12-28
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WOOD, John appointed
director
1997-12-20
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KRUG, Darren appointed
secretary
1997-11-28
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BHANDARI, Rena resigned
secretary
1997-11-28
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BHANDARI, Rena resigned
director
1995-04-03
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GRIFFITH, Elaine Susan appointed
director
1991-06-29
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KRUG, Darren appointed
director
1991-06-29
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WOOD, Lindsay resigned
director
1991-01-26
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DUNN, Jeremy resigned
director
1986-02-14
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Company incorporated
As ALEXANDER COURT MANAGEMENT COMPANY (SHORTLANDS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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

Incorporated1986-02-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Farnborough Business Suites 125 High Street

Farnborough

Orpington

Kent

BR6 7AZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (2 active · 17 resigned)

HOWARD, Kevin Ronald→

secretary · appointed 2004-07-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DRAPER, Samuel Lee→

director · ~62y · appointed 2014-03-25

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Active

BHANDARI, Rena→

secretary · resigned 1997-11-28

Resigned

KRUG, Darren→

secretary · appointed 1997-12-20 · resigned 1999-12-07

Resigned

MORGAN, David John→

secretary · appointed 1999-12-01 · resigned 2002-09-11

Resigned

HAYWARDS PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2004-06-30

Resigned

TASKFINE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-09-11 · resigned 2004-04-02

Resigned

BHANDARI, Rena→

director · ~68y · resigned 1997-11-28

Resigned

CLARK, David Edward→

director · ~79y · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2011-07-12

Resigned

DUNN, Jeremy→

director · ~70y · resigned 1991-01-26

Resigned

FELLS, Michelle Caroline→

director · ~61y · appointed 2000-10-19 · resigned 2005-12-15

Resigned

GRAINGER, Adam Robert Leslie→

director · ~47y · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2005-03-02

Resigned

GRIFFITH, Elaine Susan→

director · ~60y · appointed 1995-04-03 · resigned 1998-01-05

Resigned

KIRK, Paul Graham→

director · ~55y · appointed 2005-03-02 · resigned 2007-10-26

Resigned

KRUG, Darren→

director · appointed 1991-06-29 · resigned 1999-12-07

Resigned

SCARLETT, Emma→

director · ~45y · appointed 2012-06-20 · resigned 2014-08-08

Resigned

WOOD, John→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-08-15 · resigned 2013-05-31

Resigned

WOOD, John→

director · ~62y · appointed 1997-12-28 · resigned 2006-03-15

Resigned

WOOD, Lindsay→

director · resigned 1991-06-29

Resigned

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