12 AVENUE ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02239083 · ltd · incorporated 1988-04-04
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
£-48
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (71/100)

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
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
130 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £48
Very low cash
Cash position: £10

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10
Net Worth
-£48
Current Assets
£10
Current Liabilities
—
-£48-£36-£25-£13-£2£10Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-48—
Current assets£10—
Cash£10—
Net assets£-48—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-07
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-01-05
    ➖
    SHRIMPTON, Julie Ann resigned
    secretary
  5. 2026-01-05
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-09-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-08-27
    ➖
    EDGAL, Kolapo resigned
    director
  10. 2024-04-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-04-16
    ➕
    EDGAL, Kolapo appointed
    director
  12. 2024-02-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-03-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-12-08
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2021-12-08
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2021-10-28
    ➕
    SHRIMPTON, Julie Ann appointed
    secretary
  20. 2021-06-28
    ➖
    HF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2020-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2016-04-10
    ➖
    EDGAL, Kulapo resigned
    director
  24. 2013-04-11
    ➖
    CHAINRAI, Anita resigned
    director
  25. 2012-09-10
    ➕
    EDGAL, Kulapo appointed
    director
  26. 2006-10-31
    ➕
    CHAINRAI, Anita appointed
    director
  27. 2006-10-31
    ➖
    FOLAWIYO, Tijani resigned
    director
  28. 2005-07-13
    ➖
    ZEFFERTT, Alan Daniel Maurice resigned
    secretary
  29. 2005-07-13
    ➕
    HF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2000-11-22
    ➕
    MATTOO, Mehraj Din, Dr appointed
    director
  31. 2000-11-22
    ➖
    WAYNE, Howard Norman resigned
    secretary
  32. 2000-11-22
    ➕
    ZEFFERTT, Alan Daniel Maurice appointed
    secretary
  33. 2000-11-22
    ➕
    FOLAWIYO, Tijani appointed
    director
  34. 2000-11-22
    ➖
    HAYEK, Samuel resigned
    director
  35. 1999-11-11
    ➖
    COOTE, David Anthony resigned
    secretary
  36. 1999-11-11
    ➕
    WAYNE, Howard Norman appointed
    secretary
  37. 1999-11-11
    ➖
    BENN, Shirley Ann resigned
    director
  38. 1999-11-11
    ➕
    HAYEK, Samuel appointed
    director
  39. 1994-05-12
    ➖
    COOTE, David Anthony resigned
    director
  40. 1994-03-01
    ➖
    GOODMAN, Charles resigned
    director
  41. 1988-04-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 12 AVENUE ROAD (MANAGEMENT) 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98100 — Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use

Registered office

2 Leman Street
London
E1W 9US
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

MATTOO, Mehraj Din, Dr→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOTE, David Anthony→
secretary · resigned 1999-11-11
Resigned
SHRIMPTON, Julie Ann→
secretary · appointed 2021-10-28 · resigned 2026-01-05
Resigned
WAYNE, Howard Norman→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-11 · resigned 2000-11-22
Resigned
ZEFFERTT, Alan Daniel Maurice→
secretary · appointed 2000-11-22 · resigned 2005-07-13
Resigned
HF SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-13 · resigned 2021-06-28
Resigned
BENN, Shirley Ann→
director · ~76y · resigned 1999-11-11
Resigned
CHAINRAI, Anita→
director · ~64y · appointed 2006-10-31 · resigned 2013-04-11
Resigned
COOTE, David Anthony→
director · ~82y · resigned 1994-05-12
Resigned
EDGAL, Kolapo→
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-04-16 · resigned 2024-08-27
Resigned
EDGAL, Kulapo→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-09-10 · resigned 2016-04-10
Resigned
FOLAWIYO, Tijani→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-11-22 · resigned 2006-10-31
Resigned
GOODMAN, Charles→
director · ~102y · resigned 1994-03-01
Resigned
HAYEK, Samuel→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-11-11 · resigned 2000-11-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (130 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-09