9 BLACKALL ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02524108 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1990-07-19

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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2025-04-09
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2024-03-27
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2022-10-27
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2021-08-12
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2020-11-20
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2019-11-20
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2018-11-20
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2018-03-05
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2017-03-23
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2015-10-14
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2015-07-10
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2014-08-18
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2014-07-16
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2013-11-22
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PALACE, Emma Leigh resigned
director
2013-11-22
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officers · TM01
2011-11-17
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PALACE, Emma Leigh appointed
director
2011-07-09
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COULSON, Donald Keith Morton resigned
director
2011-01-27
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DAW, Fiona Jayne appointed
secretary
2011-01-27
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HOWARD, Andrew Martin resigned
secretary
2011-01-27
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COULSON, Donald Keith Morton appointed
director
2008-03-15
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MCLACHLAN, Malcolm Richard appointed
director
2008-03-15
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DERBY, Antony Robert resigned
director
2006-05-21
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HOWARD, Andrew Martin appointed
secretary
2006-05-21
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WINDSOR, Kenneth Ewart resigned
secretary
2000-09-16
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DERBY, Antony Robert appointed
director
2000-09-15
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ADAMS, Christine resigned
director
2000-01-20
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ADAMS, Christine appointed
director
1999-11-20
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EDWARDS, Paul Anthony resigned
director
1994-05-08
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FOX, Peter Richard resigned
secretary
1994-05-08
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WINDSOR, Kenneth Ewart appointed
secretary
1994-05-08
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EDWARDS, Paul Anthony appointed
director
1994-05-08
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NEUMAN, Michael Edwin resigned
director
1992-10-28
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VINCENT, Victor Alfred resigned
secretary
1992-10-28
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NEUMAN, Michael Edwin appointed
director
1992-10-28
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VINCENT, Victor Alfred resigned
director
1992-07-19
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NEWMAN, John Desmond Steel resigned
director
1990-07-19
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Company incorporated
As 9 BLACKALL ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 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 18 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Malcolm Richard Mclachlan Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73	—	—	board controlboard control	10/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1990-07-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 2 9 Blackall Road

Exeter

Devon

EX4 4HD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-24

Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

DAW, Fiona Jayne→

secretary · appointed 2011-01-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MCLACHLAN, Malcolm Richard→

director · ~73y · appointed 2008-03-15

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Active

FOX, Peter Richard→

secretary · resigned 1994-05-08

Resigned

HOWARD, Andrew Martin→

secretary · appointed 2006-05-21 · resigned 2011-01-27

Resigned

VINCENT, Victor Alfred→

secretary · resigned 1992-10-28

Resigned

WINDSOR, Kenneth Ewart→

secretary · appointed 1994-05-08 · resigned 2006-05-21

Resigned

ADAMS, Christine→

director · ~79y · appointed 2000-01-20 · resigned 2000-09-15

Resigned

COULSON, Donald Keith Morton→

director · ~89y · appointed 2011-01-27 · resigned 2011-07-09

Resigned

DERBY, Antony Robert→

director · ~79y · appointed 2000-09-16 · resigned 2008-03-15

Resigned

EDWARDS, Paul Anthony→

director · ~78y · appointed 1994-05-08 · resigned 1999-11-20

Resigned

NEUMAN, Michael Edwin→

director · ~79y · appointed 1992-10-28 · resigned 1994-05-08

Resigned

NEWMAN, John Desmond Steel→

director · ~97y · resigned 1992-07-19

Resigned

PALACE, Emma Leigh→

director · ~42y · appointed 2011-11-17 · resigned 2013-11-22

Resigned

VINCENT, Victor Alfred→

director · ~101y · resigned 1992-10-28

Resigned

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