42 CHESTER ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02957032 · ltd · incorporated 1994-08-09

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£5.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

75 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £5,370

Net assets shrinking

Down £162 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£5k

↓ 2.9% YoY

Current Assets

£712

↓ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£5.4k	£5.5k
Current assets	£712	£874
Net assets	£5.4k	£5.5k

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 (28 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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2025-05-21
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2023-11-04
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2023-04-13
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2021-12-13
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2020-10-05
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2020-04-04
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2019-05-30
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accounts · AA
2018-05-21
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accounts · AA
2016-11-01
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accounts · AA
2016-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-08-25
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annual-return · AR01
2015-06-02
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accounts · AA
2014-09-03
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annual-return · AR01
2014-05-23
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accounts · AA
2000-05-15
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BALCHIN, Jacqueline Anne appointed
secretary
2000-05-15
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STEPHENSON, Geraldine Elizabeth resigned
secretary
2000-05-15
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FISHER, Sara Jean resigned
director
1997-02-04
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ROGERS, Paul resigned
director
1994-08-09
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Company incorporated
As 42 CHESTER ROAD LIMITED
1994-08-09
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STEPHENSON, Geraldine Elizabeth appointed
director
1994-08-09
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STEPHENSON, Geraldine Elizabeth appointed
secretary
1994-08-09
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L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-08-09
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L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-08-09
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FISHER, Sara Jean appointed
director
1994-08-09
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ROGERS, Paul appointed
director
1994-08-09
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L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1994-08-09
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L & A REGISTRARS 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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — 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 65. 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 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

Incorporated1994-08-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

42 Chester Road

Northwood

Middlesex

HA6 1BQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-23

Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BALCHIN, Jacqueline Anne→

secretary · appointed 2000-05-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

STEPHENSON, Geraldine Elizabeth→

director · ~65y · appointed 1994-08-09

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Active

STEPHENSON, Geraldine Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 1994-08-09 · resigned 2000-05-15

Resigned

L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-08-09 · resigned 1994-08-09

Resigned

FISHER, Sara Jean→

director · ~67y · appointed 1994-08-09 · resigned 2000-05-15

Resigned

ROGERS, Paul→

director · ~62y · appointed 1994-08-09 · resigned 1997-02-04

Resigned

L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-08-09 · resigned 1994-08-09

Resigned

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