14 BRIGHTON ROAD REDLAND BRISTOL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02092589 · ltd · incorporated 1987-01-23

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

£3

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (76/100)

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

15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

114 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

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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 £3

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£3

~ YoY

Current Assets

£3

~ 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	£3	£3
Current assets	£3	£3
Net assets	£3	£3

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand

2026-01-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-04-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-01-01
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-01-05
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-07-26
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ORFORD, Garry appointed
secretary
2013-07-26
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WALKER, Cordelia resigned
secretary
2013-07-26
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WALKER, Cordelia resigned
director
2007-12-24
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ORFORD, Tessa Marguerite resigned
director
2006-06-19
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ORFORD, Tessa Marguerite appointed
director
2005-01-18
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WALKER, Cordelia appointed
secretary
2005-01-18
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WALKER, Cordelia appointed
director
2004-07-29
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SQUIBBS, Christopher Michael Gowan resigned
secretary
2004-07-29
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SQUIBBS, Christopher Michael Gowan resigned
director
2004-01-04
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HUNT, James Edward resigned
secretary
2002-10-07
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ORFORD, Garry appointed
director
2002-09-17
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SQUIBBS, Christopher Michael Gowan appointed
secretary
2002-09-17
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SQUIBBS, Christopher Michael Gowan appointed
director
2001-12-20
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CURRAN, Margaret Johanna resigned
secretary
2001-12-20
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HUNT, James Edward appointed
secretary
2000-02-25
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ISON, Christopher Rowland Scott resigned
director
1997-11-01
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CURRAN, Margaret Johanna appointed
secretary
1997-10-31
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ROBERTSON, Gillian resigned
secretary
1997-10-31
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ROBERTSON, Gillian resigned
director
1997-10-01
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ISON, Christopher Rowland Scott appointed
director
1997-09-30
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AUSTIN, Jill Nicola resigned
director
1994-07-08
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AUSTIN, Jill Nicola appointed
director
1994-07-08
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CLARENCE, Janie resigned
director
1992-12-23
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MALDITT, Keith resigned
director
1987-01-23
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Company incorporated
As 14 BRIGHTON ROAD REDLAND BRISTOL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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 39 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Carlos Almaraz Individual · Spanish · DOB 10/1997 · age 29	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	19/12/2025
Mr Garry Orford Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Tessa Marguerite Orford Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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14 BUCKINGHAM PLACE CLIFTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 04407423 · est 2002 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	—	—
14 CALEDONIA PLACE (CLIFTON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01288155 · est 1976 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	49y	—	—
14 CITY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD→ 16455549 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
14 CLIFTON ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 01444675 · est 1979 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	46y	—	—
14 CORNWALLIS CRESCENT LIMITED→ 01559893 · est 1981 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	44y	—	—
14 EAST SHRUBBERY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01233616 · est 1975 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	50y	—	—
14 EASTFIELD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 02556750 · est 1990 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	35y	—	—
14 ELTON ROAD CLEVEDON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01844005 · est 1984 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	41y	—	—
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1987-01-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

29 Church Road

Stoke Bishop

Bristol

BS9 1QP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-14

Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

ORFORD, Garry→

secretary · appointed 2013-07-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ORFORD, Garry→

director · ~73y · appointed 2002-10-07

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Active

CURRAN, Margaret Johanna→

secretary · appointed 1997-11-01 · resigned 2001-12-20

Resigned

HUNT, James Edward→

secretary · appointed 2001-12-20 · resigned 2004-01-04

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Gillian→

secretary · resigned 1997-10-31

Resigned

SQUIBBS, Christopher Michael Gowan→

secretary · appointed 2002-09-17 · resigned 2004-07-29

Resigned

WALKER, Cordelia→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-18 · resigned 2013-07-26

Resigned

AUSTIN, Jill Nicola→

director · ~59y · appointed 1994-07-08 · resigned 1997-09-30

Resigned

CLARENCE, Janie→

director · ~60y · resigned 1994-07-08

Resigned

ISON, Christopher Rowland Scott→

director · ~57y · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 2000-02-25

Resigned

MALDITT, Keith→

director · ~62y · resigned 1992-12-23

Resigned

ORFORD, Tessa Marguerite→

director · ~70y · appointed 2006-06-19 · resigned 2007-12-24

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Gillian→

director · ~62y · resigned 1997-10-31

Resigned

SQUIBBS, Christopher Michael Gowan→

director · ~60y · appointed 2002-09-17 · resigned 2004-07-29

Resigned

WALKER, Cordelia→

director · ~46y · appointed 2005-01-18 · resigned 2013-07-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (114 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-05

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-01-03