157-159 CASTLE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02418685 · ltd · incorporated 1989-08-31
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£179
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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
116 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.

See pricing →
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 £179

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£179
↑ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£539
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£154£308£463£617£771Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£179£111
Current assets£539£771
Net assets£179£111

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-12-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-15
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  10. 2022-09-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-09-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2022-05-13
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2022-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-05-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-05-12
    ➕
    BISHOP, Adam appointed
    secretary
  19. 2022-05-12
    ➖
    CHAPMAN, David John resigned
    secretary
  20. 2022-05-11
    ➕
    BISHOP, Carol Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 2022-05-11
    ➖
    MOLITERNO, Gaetano Francesco resigned
    director
  22. 2022-05-11
    ➖
    TESTA, Enzo resigned
    director
  23. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 1999-01-07
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, David John appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-01-07
    ➖
    MOLITERNO, Gaetano Francesco resigned
    secretary
  27. 1989-08-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 157-159 CASTLE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 72 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

St Cuthberts Properties Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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St Cuthberts Properties Ltd
Corporate parent · board control
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157-159 CASTLE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 02418685

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
St Cuthberts Properties Ltd
Corporate entity
——board controlboard control · trust interest · firm interest01/12/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Enzo Testaceased 01/12/2025· significant influence
  • Mr Gaetano Francesco Moliternoceased 01/01/2025· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

66a Keeley Lane
Wootton
Bedford
MK43 9HS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BISHOP, Adam→
secretary · appointed 2022-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BISHOP, Carol Margaret→
director · ~72y · appointed 2022-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPMAN, David John→
secretary · appointed 1999-01-07 · resigned 2022-05-12
Resigned
MOLITERNO, Gaetano Francesco→
secretary · resigned 1999-01-07
Resigned
MOLITERNO, Gaetano Francesco→
director · ~67y · resigned 2022-05-11
Resigned
TESTA, Enzo→
director · ~69y · resigned 2022-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (116 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-16
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06