204/216C LEY STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02962272 · ltd · incorporated 1994-08-25
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (75/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,124
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 3.9% 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 | £3.1k | £3.0k |
| Current assets | £3.1k | £3.0k |
| Net assets | £3.1k | £3.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2017-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1998-11-25➕JAY, Nick Paul appointedsecretary
- 1998-11-25➖BENDREY, Jacqueline Ann resignedsecretary
- 1994-08-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 204/216C LEY STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 1994-08-25➕BASS, Pauline Anne appointeddirector
- 1994-08-25➕BENDREY, Jacqueline Ann appointedsecretary
- 1994-08-25➕PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-08-25➖PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-08-25➕PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-08-25➖PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 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 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Pauline Anne Bass Individual · British · DOB 05/1953 · age 73 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 31/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
204 Ley Street
Ilford
Essex
IG1 4BW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
BASS, Pauline Anne→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1994-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BENDREY, Jacqueline Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-08-25 · resigned 1998-11-25
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-08-25 · resigned 1994-08-25
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-08-25 · resigned 1994-08-25
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Recent filings (73 total)
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2025-02-18
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2024-09-14
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2024-05-08
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2023-08-31
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2023-04-05
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2022-09-08
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2022-05-25
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2021-09-06
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2021-05-25
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2020-09-14
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2020-05-11
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2019-09-01
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