22 PRIORY AVENUE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03021678 · ltd · incorporated 1995-02-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 7 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
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  4. 2025-10-10
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  8. 2025-10-09
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  9. 2025-10-08
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  10. 2024-11-28
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  11. 2023-11-28
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  12. 2022-11-23
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  13. 2021-11-26
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  14. 2020-12-23
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  15. 2019-11-25
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  16. 2019-06-11
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  17. 2019-04-23
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  18. 2007-06-29
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    PARKER, Molly resigned
    director
  19. 2007-01-24
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    CLARKE, Karen Louise appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-01-24
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    CLARKE, Christopher John appointed
    director
  21. 2007-01-24
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    COLLINS, Alastair resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-01-24
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    COLLINS, Katrine resigned
    director
  23. 2005-01-30
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    COLLINS, Katrine appointed
    director
  24. 2004-04-01
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    COLLINS, Alastair appointed
    secretary
  25. 2004-04-01
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    PARKER, Molly appointed
    director
  26. 2003-07-01
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    PARKER, Michael Clynes, His Honour resigned
    secretary
  27. 2003-04-26
    ➖
    COLLINS, Katrine resigned
    director
  28. 2003-04-26
    ➖
    PARKER, Michael Clynes, His Honour resigned
    director
  29. 1997-11-21
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    COLLINS, Katrine appointed
    director
  30. 1997-11-21
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    MCTIGUE, Maureen Veronica resigned
    director
  31. 1997-04-25
    ➖
    GRAY, Christine Marie resigned
    secretary
  32. 1997-04-25
    ➕
    PARKER, Michael Clynes, His Honour appointed
    secretary
  33. 1997-04-25
    ➖
    GRAY, Christine Marie resigned
    director
  34. 1997-04-25
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    PARKER, Michael Clynes, His Honour appointed
    director
  35. 1995-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 22 PRIORY AVENUE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED
  36. 1995-02-14
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    GRAY, Christine Marie appointed
    secretary
  37. 1995-02-14
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    NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1995-02-14
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    NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1995-02-14
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    GRAY, Christine Marie appointed
    director
  40. 1995-02-14
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    MCTIGUE, Maureen Veronica appointed
    director
  41. 1995-02-14
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    NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 1995-02-14
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    NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. 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 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Louise Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting08/10/2025
Mr Christopher John Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting01/02/2017
Mrs Ann O’Shaugnessy
Individual · British · DOB 10/1944 · age 82
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/11/2025

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
Incorporated1995-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98100 — Undifferentiated goods-producing activities of private households for own use

Registered office

22 Priory Avenue
London
W4 1TY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

CLARKE, Karen Louise→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Christopher John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-01-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Alastair→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2007-01-24
Resigned
GRAY, Christine Marie→
secretary · appointed 1995-02-14 · resigned 1997-04-25
Resigned
PARKER, Michael Clynes, His Honour→
secretary · appointed 1997-04-25 · resigned 2003-07-01
Resigned
NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-02-14 · resigned 1995-02-14
Resigned
COLLINS, Katrine→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-01-30 · resigned 2007-01-24
Resigned
COLLINS, Katrine→
director · ~78y · appointed 1997-11-21 · resigned 2003-04-26
Resigned
GRAY, Christine Marie→
director · ~69y · appointed 1995-02-14 · resigned 1997-04-25
Resigned
MCTIGUE, Maureen Veronica→
director · ~59y · appointed 1995-02-14 · resigned 1997-11-21
Resigned
PARKER, Michael Clynes, His Honour→
director · ~102y · appointed 1997-04-25 · resigned 2003-04-26
Resigned
PARKER, Molly→
director · ~101y · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2007-06-29
Resigned
NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-02-14 · resigned 1995-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (105 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
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accounts · AA
2024-11-28
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2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15