16 SOUTH TERRACE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02511380 · ltd · incorporated 1990-06-13
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
£779
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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (71/100)

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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
100 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
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £779

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£779
↑ 2.4% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£305£609£914£1k£2kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£779£761
Current assets£1.1k£1.5k
Net assets£779£761

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-09-13
    ➕
    PARCHMENT, Roy Anthony appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-27
    ➖
    PALMER, Matthew James resigned
    director
  8. 2023-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-01-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-10-18
    ➖
    DIACK, Jane Anne resigned
    secretary
  15. 2019-10-18
    ➖
    DIACK, Jane Anne resigned
    director
  16. 2019-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  18. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2007-08-01
    ➖
    SMITH, John Maiden resigned
    director
  21. 2006-08-19
    ➕
    DIACK, Jane Anne appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-08-19
    ➖
    SMITH, John Maiden resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-08-19
    ➕
    PALMER, Matthew James appointed
    director
  24. 2006-08-16
    ➖
    MCNAMARA, Christine Rose resigned
    director
  25. 2005-06-25
    ➕
    MCNAMARA, Christine Rose appointed
    director
  26. 2005-03-01
    ➖
    REILLY, Peter Alexander resigned
    director
  27. 2000-08-10
    ➕
    REILLY, Peter Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 2000-07-01
    ➖
    SUMMERS, Kathryn Jane resigned
    director
  29. 1992-10-31
    ➖
    NELLIST, Mary Anne resigned
    director
  30. 1990-06-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 16 SOUTH TERRACE 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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Incorporated1990-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

16 South Terrace
Littlehampton
West Sussex
BN17 5NZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-27
Last: 2026-06-13

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

PARCHMENT, Roy Anthony→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DIACK, Jane Anne→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-19 · resigned 2019-10-18
Resigned
SMITH, John Maiden→
secretary · resigned 2006-08-19
Resigned
DIACK, Jane Anne→
director · ~62y · resigned 2019-10-18
Resigned
MCNAMARA, Christine Rose→
director · ~84y · appointed 2005-06-25 · resigned 2006-08-16
Resigned
NELLIST, Mary Anne→
director · ~76y · resigned 1992-10-31
Resigned
PALMER, Matthew James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2006-08-19 · resigned 2024-07-27
Resigned
REILLY, Peter Alexander→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-08-10 · resigned 2005-03-01
Resigned
SMITH, John Maiden→
director · ~94y · resigned 2007-08-01
Resigned
SUMMERS, Kathryn Jane→
director · ~61y · resigned 2000-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-11