19 COLLINGHAM GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02541015 · ltd · incorporated 1990-09-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). 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 (77/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
84 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-20➖WARD, Thomas Michael resignedsecretary
- 2016-09-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2015-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1993-09-19➖PATEL, Priti Rajnish resignedsecretary
- 1993-07-06➕WARD, Thomas Michael appointedsecretary
- 1992-09-19➖WARD, Thomas Michael resignedsecretary
- 1990-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 19 COLLINGHAM GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 81 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 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 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Peter William Jacobs Individual · British · DOB 12/1947 · age 79 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 16/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
8 Wellington Gate
Wellington Gate
East Grinstead
RH19 3GE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
Active
PATEL, Priti Rajnish→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-09-19
WARD, Thomas Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-07-06 · resigned 1992-09-19
WARD, Thomas Michael→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2016-09-20
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Recent filings (84 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-03