472-482 LONDON ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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02482964 · ltd · incorporated 1990-03-19
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
£8.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (70/100)

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
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
94 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.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 £7,997
Cash YoY
+47%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
↑ 47% YoY
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£9kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£8.0k£6.6k
Current assets£9.4k£7.9k
Cash£7.6k£5.2k
Debtors£1.8k£2.7k
Net assets£8.0k£6.6k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-22
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  2. 2024-04-22
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  3. 2023-06-14
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  4. 2022-05-23
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  5. 2021-06-28
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  6. 2020-06-09
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  7. 2019-06-03
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  8. 2018-06-18
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  9. 2017-06-05
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  10. 2016-05-17
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  11. 2015-07-22
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  12. 2015-06-29
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  13. 2014-11-18
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  14. 2014-07-18
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  15. 2013-08-27
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  16. 2010-07-01
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    DINGLEY, Wendy Jane resigned
    director
  17. 2010-07-01
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    HARRIMAN, Lindsay resigned
    director
  18. 2009-01-01
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    SATCHWELL, David John appointed
    director
  19. 2006-02-14
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    SATCHWELL, David John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-02-14
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    TALBOYS, Richard John resigned
    secretary
  21. 2002-04-17
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    CALVERT, Kristina Julia Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2002-04-17
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    HARRIMAN, Lindsay appointed
    director
  23. 2002-04-17
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    SARAVANAMUTTU, James Selvarajah resigned
    director
  24. 2002-04-17
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    SNELL, Susan Jennifer resigned
    director
  25. 2001-09-10
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    GUILE, Karen Christine resigned
    director
  26. 1995-02-09
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    CALVERT, Kristina Julia Mary appointed
    director
  27. 1994-02-14
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    SAUNDERS, Keith resigned
    director
  28. 1993-12-02
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    DINGLEY, Wendy Jane appointed
    director
  29. 1993-12-02
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    GISSANE, Jacqueline Ann resigned
    director
  30. 1993-12-02
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    GUILE, Karen Christine appointed
    director
  31. 1993-07-09
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    CALLAGHAN, Paul Edward resigned
    director
  32. 1992-12-14
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    BURNS, Ian resigned
    director
  33. 1992-10-29
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    TALBOYS, Richard John appointed
    secretary
  34. 1990-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 472-482 LONDON 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

125-131 New Union Street
Coventry
CV1 2NT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

SATCHWELL, David John→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SATCHWELL, David John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2009-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TALBOYS, Richard John→
secretary · appointed 1992-10-29 · resigned 2006-02-14
Resigned
BURNS, Ian→
director · resigned 1992-12-14
Resigned
CALLAGHAN, Paul Edward→
director · ~60y · resigned 1993-07-09
Resigned
CALVERT, Kristina Julia Mary→
director · ~61y · appointed 1995-02-09 · resigned 2002-04-17
Resigned
DINGLEY, Wendy Jane→
director · ~65y · appointed 1993-12-02 · resigned 2010-07-01
Resigned
GISSANE, Jacqueline Ann→
director · ~64y · resigned 1993-12-02
Resigned
GUILE, Karen Christine→
director · ~58y · appointed 1993-12-02 · resigned 2001-09-10
Resigned
HARRIMAN, Lindsay→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-04-17 · resigned 2010-07-01
Resigned
SARAVANAMUTTU, James Selvarajah→
director · ~101y · resigned 2002-04-17
Resigned
SAUNDERS, Keith→
director · ~66y · resigned 1994-02-14
Resigned
SNELL, Susan Jennifer→
director · ~80y · resigned 2002-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (94 total)

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2025-09-22
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2025-07-09
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2024-07-09
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2024-04-22
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2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
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2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2022-05-23
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2021-07-14
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2021-06-28
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2020-07-15
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2020-06-09
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2019-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-07-10