77 EDGE LANE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02758677 · ltd · incorporated 1992-10-26
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (68/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 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 accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-10-302023-10-30
Average employees1000

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-15
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  3. 2023-08-11
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  4. 2023-07-31
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  5. 2022-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2017-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-14
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2016-09-13
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    BETHELL, Darren appointed
    director
  14. 2016-09-13
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    PHIPPS, David resigned
    director
  15. 2016-09-13
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-10-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2000-07-31
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    BETHELL, Beryl Christine appointed
    secretary
  19. 2000-07-31
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    RADCLIFFE, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  20. 2000-07-31
    ➕
    PHIPPS, David appointed
    director
  21. 2000-07-31
    ➖
    RADCLIFFE, Stanley resigned
    director
  22. 1993-12-12
    ➖
    RADCLIFFE, Patricia resigned
    director
  23. 1993-08-26
    ➕
    RADCLIFFE, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  24. 1993-08-26
    ➖
    WINTERS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 1993-08-26
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    FOX, Joanne Beverley resigned
    director
  26. 1993-08-26
    ➕
    RADCLIFFE, Patricia appointed
    director
  27. 1993-08-26
    ➕
    RADCLIFFE, Stanley appointed
    director
  28. 1993-08-26
    ➖
    WOOD, Graham John resigned
    director
  29. 1992-10-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 77 EDGE LANE LIMITED
  30. 1992-10-26
    ➕
    WINTERS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 1992-10-26
    ➕
    FOX, Joanne Beverley appointed
    director
  32. 1992-10-26
    ➕
    WOOD, Graham John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Incorporated1992-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 4 77 Edge Lane
Stretford
Manchester
M32 8PA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BETHELL, Beryl Christine→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BETHELL, Darren→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RADCLIFFE, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 2000-07-31
Resigned
WINTERS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1992-10-26 · resigned 1993-08-26
Resigned
FOX, Joanne Beverley→
director · ~61y · appointed 1992-10-26 · resigned 1993-08-26
Resigned
PHIPPS, David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-07-31 · resigned 2016-09-13
Resigned
RADCLIFFE, Patricia→
director · ~87y · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 1993-12-12
Resigned
RADCLIFFE, Stanley→
director · ~89y · appointed 1993-08-26 · resigned 2000-07-31
Resigned
WOOD, Graham John→
director · ~67y · appointed 1992-10-26 · resigned 1993-08-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-27