20 WALDEGRAVE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02830862 · ltd · incorporated 1993-06-28

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

—

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 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (45/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

82 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.

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 (31 events)Click to expand

2026-03-28
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2025-04-02
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2024-04-06
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2023-03-13
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2022-03-24
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2021-04-13
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2020-03-27
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2019-03-04
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2018-03-29
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2017-07-03
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2017-03-20
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2016-06-28
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2016-03-10
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2015-07-03
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2015-04-01
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accounts · AA
2009-11-27
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ATTWOOD, Paul William resigned
secretary
2009-11-27
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ATTWOOD, Paul William resigned
director
2000-06-28
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ATTWOOD, Paul William appointed
secretary
2000-06-28
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KEOGH, Malcolm resigned
secretary
2000-06-28
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ATTWOOD, Paul William appointed
director
2000-06-28
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KEOGH, Malcolm resigned
director
1997-03-13
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PHILLIPS, David Nichael resigned
director
1993-06-28
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Company incorporated
As 20 WALDEGRAVE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
1993-06-28
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DOUGLAS, Alistair appointed
director
1993-06-28
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KEOGH, Malcolm appointed
secretary
1993-06-28
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-06-28
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-06-28
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KEOGH, Malcolm appointed
director
1993-06-28
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PHILLIPS, David Nichael appointed
director
1993-06-28
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1993-06-28
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1993-06-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

20 Waldegrave Road

London

SE19 2AJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-12

Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

DOUGLAS, Alistair→

director · ~69y · appointed 1993-06-28

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Active

ATTWOOD, Paul William→

secretary · appointed 2000-06-28 · resigned 2009-11-27

Resigned

KEOGH, Malcolm→

secretary · appointed 1993-06-28 · resigned 2000-06-28

Resigned

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-06-28 · resigned 1993-06-28

Resigned

ATTWOOD, Paul William→

director · ~58y · appointed 2000-06-28 · resigned 2009-11-27

Resigned

KEOGH, Malcolm→

director · ~64y · appointed 1993-06-28 · resigned 2000-06-28

Resigned

PHILLIPS, David Nichael→

director · ~61y · appointed 1993-06-28 · resigned 1997-03-13

Resigned

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-06-28 · resigned 1993-06-28

Resigned

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