131 MILWARD ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02506624 · ltd · incorporated 1990-05-30
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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
16 officers (1 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
115 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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-012023-09-01
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2021-12-07
    MACARTHUR, Stuart resigned
    director
  7. 2021-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-25
    LILLEY, Sidney Frederick resigned
    secretary
  9. 2020-07-25
    LILLEY, Sidney Frederick resigned
    director
  10. 2020-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-07-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-07-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-07-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-07-24
    ROBINSON, Phillip Arthur appointed
    director
  15. 2020-07-24
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    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-02-05
    BLENKIRON, Duncan Hugh resigned
    director
  18. 2020-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-05-10
    HOSSEINGHOLIZADEH, Jacqueline Ann resigned
    director
  20. 2019-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-06-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  23. 2018-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2011-03-25
    HOSSEINGHOLIZADEH, Mehdi resigned
    director
  25. 2011-03-25
    LILLEY, Sidney Frederick appointed
    director
  26. 2011-03-18
    MACARTHUR, Stuart appointed
    director
  27. 2006-07-28
    JANSEN, Lorna Ann resigned
    secretary
  28. 2006-07-28
    LILLEY, Sidney Frederick appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-07-28
    JANSEN, Lorna Ann resigned
    director
  30. 2002-04-01
    HOSSEINGHOLIZADEH, Jacqueline Ann resigned
    secretary
  31. 2002-04-01
    JANSEN, Lorna Ann appointed
    secretary
  32. 1999-10-13
    HOSSEINGHOLIZADEH, Jacqueline Ann appointed
    secretary
  33. 1999-10-13
    KING, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  34. 1999-10-13
    KING, Susan Elizabeth resigned
    director
  35. 1999-03-30
    BLENKIRON, Duncan Hugh appointed
    director
  36. 1999-03-30
    BLENKIRON, Sally Ann resigned
    director
  37. 1998-08-10
    EAST, Jonathan William resigned
    secretary
  38. 1998-08-10
    KING, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  39. 1998-08-10
    EAST, Jonathan William resigned
    director
  40. 1995-04-10
    KING, Susan Elizabeth appointed
    director
  41. 1992-01-01
    MARTIN, Clive Robert resigned
    secretary
  42. 1990-05-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 131 MILWARD ROAD 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 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

131 Milward Road Milward Road
Flat 2
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 3RT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last made up to: 2024-09-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-05
Last: 2025-05-22

Officers (1 active · 15 resigned)

ROBINSON, Phillip Arthur
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-07-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EAST, Jonathan William
secretary · resigned 1998-08-10
Resigned
HOSSEINGHOLIZADEH, Jacqueline Ann
secretary · appointed 1999-10-13 · resigned 2002-04-01
Resigned
JANSEN, Lorna Ann
secretary · appointed 2002-04-01 · resigned 2006-07-28
Resigned
KING, Susan Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 1998-08-10 · resigned 1999-10-13
Resigned
LILLEY, Sidney Frederick
secretary · appointed 2006-07-28 · resigned 2020-07-25
Resigned
MARTIN, Clive Robert
secretary · resigned 1992-01-01
Resigned
BLENKIRON, Duncan Hugh
director · ~96y · appointed 1999-03-30 · resigned 2020-02-05
Resigned
BLENKIRON, Sally Ann
director · ~61y · resigned 1999-03-30
Resigned
EAST, Jonathan William
director · ~63y · resigned 1998-08-10
Resigned
HOSSEINGHOLIZADEH, Jacqueline Ann
director · ~62y · resigned 2019-05-10
Resigned
HOSSEINGHOLIZADEH, Mehdi
director · ~73y · resigned 2011-03-25
Resigned
JANSEN, Lorna Ann
director · ~56y · resigned 2006-07-28
Resigned
KING, Susan Elizabeth
director · ~73y · appointed 1995-04-10 · resigned 1999-10-13
Resigned
LILLEY, Sidney Frederick
director · ~83y · appointed 2011-03-25 · resigned 2020-07-25
Resigned
MACARTHUR, Stuart
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-03-18 · resigned 2021-12-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-25