35/37 GRAND PARADE (PLYMOUTH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02411370 · ltd · incorporated 1989-08-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 87). 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 (69/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 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
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31➖FRYERN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-01-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2005-12-31➕FRYERN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-12-31➖SHAWS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1991-11-12➖SMITH, Michael Anthony resignedsecretary
- 1989-08-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 35/37 GRAND PARADE (PLYMOUTH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 87 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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| 28-29 OVINGTON GARDENS (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 10366250 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 28-34 DARLINGTON GARDENS SOUTHAMPTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 11251770 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 29-67 CARPATHIA DRIVE RTM COMPANY LTD→ 13915985 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 3 AND 4 CLIFTON TERRACE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 16125942 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 32/34 STOCKWELL PARK CRESCENT LIMITED→ 02535126 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| 33 CROHAM ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED→ 06504503 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 34 CONNAUGHT AVENUE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED→ 04092024 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| 35/37 CROHAM ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED→ 05674026 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 352 WINCHESTER ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED→ 03022428 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| 365 SECURE IT LIMITED→ 14442638 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 37 AMBLESIDE AVENUE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 16029508 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Fryern House
125 Winchester Road
Chandlers Ford
Hampshire
SO53 2DR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-21
Last: 2025-08-07
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
Active
SMITH, Michael Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-11-12
FRYERN COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-31 · resigned 2023-01-31
SHAWS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · resigned 2005-12-31
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Recent filings (93 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-14