31 SALCOMBE ROAD (ASHFORD) MANAGEMENT CO. LTD

💤Zombieactive
02384548 · ltd · incorporated 1989-05-16
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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 (61/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
    ➕
    HARRINGTON, Miranda Ola appointed
    secretary
  2. 2025-12-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-07-01
    ➕
    WELCH, Susan Margaret appointed
    director
  4. 2025-07-01
    ➖
    BOFFIN, Ian Michael resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-07-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2025-02-09
    ➖
    TEMPLEMAN, Marion Barbara resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2022-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2006-10-05
    ➕
    BOFFIN, Ian Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2006-10-05
    ➖
    STROUD, Elizabeth Margaret resigned
    director
  22. 2002-05-27
    ➖
    COLGATE, Stephanie Anne resigned
    director
  23. 2002-05-27
    ➕
    STROUD, Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    director
  24. 1993-12-19
    ➕
    COLGATE, Stephanie Anne appointed
    director
  25. 1993-12-18
    ➖
    JENKINS, Catherine resigned
    director
  26. 1989-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 31 SALCOMBE ROAD (ASHFORD) MANAGEMENT CO. LTD

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Incorporated1989-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

31d Salcombe Road
Ashford
TW15 3BS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HARRINGTON, Miranda Ola→
secretary · appointed 2025-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WELCH, Susan Margaret→
director · ~74y · appointed 2025-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLEMAN, Marion Barbara→
secretary · resigned 2025-02-09
Resigned
BOFFIN, Ian Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-10-05 · resigned 2025-07-01
Resigned
COLGATE, Stephanie Anne→
director · ~55y · appointed 1993-12-19 · resigned 2002-05-27
Resigned
JENKINS, Catherine→
director · ~69y · resigned 1993-12-18
Resigned
STROUD, Elizabeth Margaret→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-05-27 · resigned 2006-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-05