43 MEATH GREEN LANE (HORLEY) RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02558804 · ltd · incorporated 1990-11-15
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
not disclosed
Net worth
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 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-03
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  2. 2025-07-17
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  3. 2024-07-11
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  4. 2023-03-23
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  5. 2022-07-08
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  6. 2021-05-25
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  7. 2020-07-14
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  8. 2019-07-12
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  9. 2018-07-18
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  10. 2017-08-08
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  11. 2016-05-04
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  12. 2015-09-27
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  13. 2015-06-25
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  14. 2014-09-20
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  15. 2014-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-02-21
    JOSLIN, Margaret Rosa appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-02-07
    WHITE, Elizabeth Anne resigned
    secretary
  18. 1999-08-27
    JOSLIN, Peter Frederick appointed
    director
  19. 1999-08-27
    TINGLEY, Mark Thomas resigned
    director
  20. 1999-04-22
    WHITE, Elizabeth Anne appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-04-22
    WHITE, Sheena Linda resigned
    secretary
  22. 1994-05-27
    MARTIN, Adrian John resigned
    secretary
  23. 1994-05-27
    WHITE, Sheena Linda appointed
    secretary
  24. 1994-05-27
    MARTIN, Adrian John resigned
    director
  25. 1994-05-27
    STORAR, Angus John resigned
    director
  26. 1994-05-27
    TINGLEY, Mark Thomas appointed
    director
  27. 1990-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 43 MEATH GREEN LANE (HORLEY) RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Frederick Joslin
Individual · British · DOB 09/1948 · age 78
sig. influencesignificant influence17/09/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

5 Victoria Road
Horley
Surrey
RH6 9BN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

JOSLIN, Margaret Rosa
secretary · appointed 2007-02-21
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Active
JOSLIN, Peter Frederick
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-08-27
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Active
MARTIN, Adrian John
secretary · resigned 1994-05-27
Resigned
WHITE, Elizabeth Anne
secretary · appointed 1999-04-22 · resigned 2007-02-07
Resigned
WHITE, Sheena Linda
secretary · appointed 1994-05-27 · resigned 1999-04-22
Resigned
MARTIN, Adrian John
director · ~80y · resigned 1994-05-27
Resigned
STORAR, Angus John
director · resigned 1994-05-27
Resigned
TINGLEY, Mark Thomas
director · ~62y · appointed 1994-05-27 · resigned 1999-08-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

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2025-09-20
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2025-07-17
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2024-09-28
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2024-07-11
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2023-09-19
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2023-03-23
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2022-09-20
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2022-07-08
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2021-09-26
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2021-05-25
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2020-09-20
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2020-07-14
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2019-09-22
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accounts · AA
2019-07-12