ARCADIA COURT FLAT MANAGEMENT (SOUTHPORT) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03095118 · ltd · incorporated 1995-08-24
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (67/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,536

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£2.5k£1.6k
Current assets£5.2k£4.0k
Net assets£2.5k£1.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2021-08-17
    ➕
    LYON, Raymond Paul appointed
    director
  16. 2021-08-17
    ➖
    HOOSON, Brian Ellis resigned
    secretary
  17. 2021-08-17
    ➖
    WEBB, Gerald resigned
    director
  18. 2021-08-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2021-08-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-08-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2015-04-01
    ➕
    HOOSON, Brian Ellis appointed
    secretary
  23. 2015-04-01
    ➖
    WEBB, Marina Doreen resigned
    secretary
  24. 2002-05-31
    ➖
    JONES, Karen Ann resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-05-31
    ➕
    WEBB, Marina Doreen appointed
    secretary
  26. 1996-12-01
    ➖
    JOHNSON, Diane Elaine resigned
    secretary
  27. 1996-12-01
    ➕
    JONES, Karen Ann appointed
    secretary
  28. 1995-08-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARCADIA COURT FLAT MANAGEMENT (SOUTHPORT) LIMITED
  29. 1995-08-24
    ➕
    JOHNSON, Diane Elaine appointed
    secretary
  30. 1995-08-24
    ➕
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1995-08-24
    ➖
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1995-08-24
    ➕
    WEBB, Gerald appointed
    director
  33. 1995-08-24
    ➕
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1995-08-24
    ➖
    CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
Incorporated1995-08-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

100 Kingston Crescent
Southport
PR9 9YY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

LYON, Raymond Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOOSON, Brian Ellis→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2021-08-17
Resigned
JOHNSON, Diane Elaine→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-24 · resigned 1996-12-01
Resigned
JONES, Karen Ann→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-01 · resigned 2002-05-31
Resigned
WEBB, Marina Doreen→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-31 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-08-24 · resigned 1995-08-24
Resigned
WEBB, Gerald→
director · ~93y · appointed 1995-08-24 · resigned 2021-08-17
Resigned
CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-08-24 · resigned 1995-08-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-16