ALBANY PARK RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02047475 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-08-18
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (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 (58/100).

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
20 officers (2 active, 20 linked, 13 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
138 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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  2. 2025-10-24
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  3. 2025-03-04
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  4. 2024-03-26
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  5. 2024-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2022-06-23
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  8. 2022-02-21
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    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-01-14
    JAMES, Huw resigned
    director
  10. 2021-05-14
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  11. 2020-06-25
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  12. 2019-10-03
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  13. 2019-10-03
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    address · AD01
  14. 2019-05-03
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  15. 2018-06-11
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  16. 2017-07-19
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  17. 2007-10-12
    HARRINGTON, Richard Joseph resigned
    director
  18. 2007-09-27
    SIBTHORP, Barbara Jane Louise resigned
    director
  19. 2005-09-28
    MORTIMER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-09-28
    GEM ESTATE MANAGEMENT (1995) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2003-04-16
    HARRINGTON, Richard Joseph appointed
    director
  22. 2002-04-22
    HADDEN, David James appointed
    director
  23. 2002-02-19
    PATTENDEN, Ian Robert resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-02-19
    GEM ESTATE MANAGEMENT (1995) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2002-02-19
    PATTENDEN, Ian Robert resigned
    director
  26. 2001-04-24
    SIBTHORP, Barbara Jane Louise appointed
    director
  27. 2000-05-18
    WRIGHTON, Anthony Gerald resigned
    director
  28. 1998-11-01
    SELLERS, Kim Patricia resigned
    secretary
  29. 1998-11-01
    SELLERS, Kim Patricia resigned
    director
  30. 1998-11-01
    TAYLOR, Gary David resigned
    director
  31. 1998-09-23
    PATTENDEN, Ian Robert appointed
    secretary
  32. 1998-09-07
    JAMES, Huw appointed
    director
  33. 1998-08-31
    PATTENDEN, Ian Robert appointed
    director
  34. 1997-12-31
    SELLERS, Kim Patricia appointed
    secretary
  35. 1997-11-28
    WRIGHTON, Anthony Gerald resigned
    secretary
  36. 1997-06-20
    WRIGHTON, Anthony Gerald appointed
    secretary
  37. 1997-02-05
    SELLERS, Kim Patricia appointed
    director
  38. 1996-06-20
    COOMBER, Helen Christina resigned
    secretary
  39. 1996-06-20
    COOMBER, Helen Christina resigned
    director
  40. 1996-05-24
    WRIGHTON, Anthony Gerald appointed
    director
  41. 1995-04-03
    COOMBER, Helen Christina appointed
    secretary
  42. 1995-04-03
    ROBERTS, Keith Andrew resigned
    secretary
  43. 1995-04-03
    COOMBER, Helen Christina appointed
    director
  44. 1995-04-03
    ROBERTS, Keith Andrew resigned
    director
  45. 1993-09-14
    WILLIAMS, Judith Claire resigned
    director
  46. 1993-05-08
    TAYLOR, Gary David resigned
    director
  47. 1992-05-07
    MITCHELL, Paul Dennis resigned
    director
  48. 1992-05-07
    TAYLOR, Gary David appointed
    director
  49. 1986-08-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALBANY PARK RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1986-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

2 Hills Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1JP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (2 active · 18 resigned)

MORTIMER SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-28
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Active
HADDEN, David James
director · ~51y · appointed 2002-04-22
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Active
COOMBER, Helen Christina
secretary · appointed 1995-04-03 · resigned 1996-06-20
Resigned
PATTENDEN, Ian Robert
secretary · appointed 1998-09-23 · resigned 2002-02-19
Resigned
ROBERTS, Keith Andrew
secretary · resigned 1995-04-03
Resigned
SELLERS, Kim Patricia
secretary · appointed 1997-12-31 · resigned 1998-11-01
Resigned
WRIGHTON, Anthony Gerald
secretary · appointed 1997-06-20 · resigned 1997-11-28
Resigned
GEM ESTATE MANAGEMENT (1995) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-02-19 · resigned 2005-09-28
Resigned
COOMBER, Helen Christina
director · ~53y · appointed 1995-04-03 · resigned 1996-06-20
Resigned
HARRINGTON, Richard Joseph
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2007-10-12
Resigned
JAMES, Huw
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-09-07 · resigned 2022-01-14
Resigned
MITCHELL, Paul Dennis
director · ~61y · resigned 1992-05-07
Resigned
PATTENDEN, Ian Robert
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-08-31 · resigned 2002-02-19
Resigned
ROBERTS, Keith Andrew
director · ~63y · resigned 1995-04-03
Resigned
SELLERS, Kim Patricia
director · ~59y · appointed 1997-02-05 · resigned 1998-11-01
Resigned
SIBTHORP, Barbara Jane Louise
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-04-24 · resigned 2007-09-27
Resigned
TAYLOR, Gary David
director · ~65y · appointed 1992-05-07 · resigned 1998-11-01
Resigned
TAYLOR, Gary David
director · ~65y · resigned 1993-05-08
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Judith Claire
director · ~59y · resigned 1993-09-14
Resigned
WRIGHTON, Anthony Gerald
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-05-24 · resigned 2000-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (138 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-14