24 ESPLANADE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03020435 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-10
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 Feb 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). 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 (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-02-28

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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Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-12
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    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-02-10
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    HOLDEN, Susan resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  6. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  8. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  12. 2017-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2017-02-02
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2017-02-01
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    WIGGINS, Brian appointed
    director
  15. 2017-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-12
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-05-16
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    HAIGH, Mavis resigned
    director
  19. 2011-02-11
    ➖
    TINKER, Jack resigned
    director
  20. 2005-05-13
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    HOLDEN, Susan appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-05-13
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    WOODCOCK, Jeremy John Wissler resigned
    secretary
  22. 1995-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 ESPLANADE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  23. 1995-02-10
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    WOODCOCK, Jeremy John Wissler appointed
    secretary
  24. 1995-02-10
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    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1995-02-10
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    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1995-02-10
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    HAIGH, Mavis appointed
    director
  27. 1995-02-10
    ➕
    TINKER, Jack appointed
    director
  28. 1995-02-10
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1995-02-10
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS 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 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
Incorporated1995-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

4 Valley Bridge Parade
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 2PF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

WIGGINS, Brian→
director · ~77y · appointed 2017-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLDEN, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-13 · resigned 2025-02-10
Resigned
WOODCOCK, Jeremy John Wissler→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-10 · resigned 2005-05-13
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-10 · resigned 1995-02-10
Resigned
HAIGH, Mavis→
director · ~86y · appointed 1995-02-10 · resigned 2012-05-16
Resigned
TINKER, Jack→
director · ~90y · appointed 1995-02-10 · resigned 2011-02-11
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-10 · resigned 1995-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14