18/22 LONGSTONE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02735125 · ltd · incorporated 1992-07-28
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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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 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
93 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-22
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  6. 2021-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-13
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2016-04-13
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-05
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2016-04-05
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    address · AD01
  15. 2016-04-05
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-03-18
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    OAKES, Claire resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-03-18
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    OAKES, Claire resigned
    director
  18. 2008-10-06
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    NEWTON, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2008-10-06
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    OAKES, Claire appointed
    secretary
  20. 2008-10-06
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    NEWTON, Stephen resigned
    director
  21. 2008-10-06
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    OAKES, Claire appointed
    director
  22. 2005-10-01
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    NEWTON, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-06-01
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    SHARPE, Susan resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-06-01
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    SHARPE, Susan resigned
    director
  25. 2005-05-06
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    PLANT, John Peter appointed
    director
  26. 2005-03-01
    ➕
    NEWTON, Stephen appointed
    director
  27. 2005-02-27
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    NEWTON, Patricia Ann resigned
    director
  28. 2001-04-01
    ➖
    CHANDLER, Ruth resigned
    secretary
  29. 2001-02-01
    ➕
    SHARPE, Susan appointed
    secretary
  30. 2001-02-01
    ➖
    CHANDLER, Christopher Charles resigned
    director
  31. 1995-07-21
    ➕
    CHANDLER, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  32. 1995-02-13
    ➕
    SHARPE, Susan appointed
    director
  33. 1995-02-06
    ➖
    CORSTEN, Andrew David resigned
    secretary
  34. 1993-04-25
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    NEWTON, Patricia Ann appointed
    director
  35. 1993-03-01
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    MOSELEY, Albert Edward resigned
    director
  36. 1992-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 18/22 LONGSTONE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  37. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    CORSTEN, Andrew David appointed
    secretary
  38. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    CHANDLER, Christopher Charles appointed
    director
  39. 1992-07-28
    ➕
    MOSELEY, Albert Edward appointed
    director

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 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 John Peter Plant
Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/07/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1st Floor, The Syms Building Bumpers Way
Bumpers Farm
Chippenham
Wiltshire
SN14 6LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last made up to: 2025-01-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

PLANT, John Peter→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHANDLER, Ruth→
secretary · appointed 1995-07-21 · resigned 2001-04-01
Resigned
CORSTEN, Andrew David→
secretary · appointed 1992-07-28 · resigned 1995-02-06
Resigned
NEWTON, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-01 · resigned 2008-10-06
Resigned
OAKES, Claire→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-06 · resigned 2016-03-18
Resigned
SHARPE, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-01 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
CHANDLER, Christopher Charles→
director · ~77y · appointed 1992-07-28 · resigned 2001-02-01
Resigned
MOSELEY, Albert Edward→
director · ~89y · appointed 1992-07-28 · resigned 1993-03-01
Resigned
NEWTON, Patricia Ann→
director · ~85y · appointed 1993-04-25 · resigned 2005-02-27
Resigned
NEWTON, Stephen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-03-01 · resigned 2008-10-06
Resigned
OAKES, Claire→
director · ~42y · appointed 2008-10-06 · resigned 2016-03-18
Resigned
SHARPE, Susan→
director · ~57y · appointed 1995-02-13 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

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2025-08-21
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2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-09