75 ALMA ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02832766 · ltd · incorporated 1993-07-02

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

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (30 events)Click to expand

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2023-03-26
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2022-03-23
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2020-03-26
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2019-03-22
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2018-03-23
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2017-03-24
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2016-03-26
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2015-07-01
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2014-07-09
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2012-07-10
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DUTTON, Sarah Jane appointed
director
2011-09-09
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DUTTON, Paul William resigned
director
2000-04-02
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ROBERTS, Annette Beatrice resigned
director
1994-07-02
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DUTTON, Sarah Jane appointed
secretary
1994-07-02
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DUTTON, Paul William resigned
secretary
1993-07-02
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Company incorporated
As 75 ALMA ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
1993-07-02
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ALDOUS, Jonathan Vincent Andrew appointed
secretary
1993-07-02
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ALDOUS, Jonathan Vincent Andrew resigned
secretary
1993-07-02
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DUTTON, Paul William appointed
secretary
1993-07-02
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CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-07-02
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CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-07-02
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DUTTON, Paul William appointed
director
1993-07-02
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ROBERTS, Annette Beatrice appointed
director
1993-07-02
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MC FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1993-07-02
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MC FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sarah Jane Dutton Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1993-07-02

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Old Church

Long Ashton Road, Long Ashton

Bristol

Avon

BS41 9JE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-03

Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

DUTTON, Sarah Jane→

secretary · appointed 1994-07-02

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Active

DUTTON, Sarah Jane→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-07-10

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Active

ALDOUS, Jonathan Vincent Andrew→

secretary · appointed 1993-07-02 · resigned 1993-07-02

Resigned

DUTTON, Paul William→

secretary · appointed 1993-07-02 · resigned 1994-07-02

Resigned

CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-07-02 · resigned 1993-07-02

Resigned

DUTTON, Paul William→

director · ~70y · appointed 1993-07-02 · resigned 2011-09-09

Resigned

ROBERTS, Annette Beatrice→

director · ~116y · appointed 1993-07-02 · resigned 2000-04-02

Resigned

MC FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-07-02 · resigned 1993-07-02

Resigned

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