27 UPPER CHURCH ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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02361317 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1989-03-15
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
£385
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £385

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£635
Net Worth
£385
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£127£254£381£508£635Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£385—
Cash£635—
Net assets£385—

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2026-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-01-18
    ➕
    BLAKE, Bryan James appointed
    director
  17. 2014-01-17
    ➖
    ADCOCK, Valerie resigned
    director
  18. 2003-05-30
    ➕
    BLAKE, Gina Rosemary appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-05-30
    ➖
    MILNER WARREN, Deborah Jayne resigned
    secretary
  20. 2003-05-30
    ➕
    ADCOCK, Valerie appointed
    director
  21. 2003-05-30
    ➖
    COCHRANE, Ian Michael resigned
    director
  22. 1994-05-11
    ➖
    WARREN, Patricia Anne resigned
    secretary
  23. 1994-05-11
    ➖
    HAWKINS, Robert resigned
    director
  24. 1989-03-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 27 UPPER CHURCH ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 37 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
Incorporated1989-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

4 King Square
Bridgwater
Somerset
TA6 3YF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BLAKE, Gina Rosemary→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAKE, Bryan James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILNER WARREN, Deborah Jayne→
secretary · resigned 2003-05-30
Resigned
WARREN, Patricia Anne→
secretary · resigned 1994-05-11
Resigned
ADCOCK, Valerie→
director · ~81y · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2014-01-17
Resigned
COCHRANE, Ian Michael→
director · ~69y · resigned 2003-05-30
Resigned
HAWKINS, Robert→
director · ~60y · resigned 1994-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-18