11 COLLEGE ROAD BRIGHTON MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03109346 · ltd · incorporated 1995-10-03

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 Oct 2024

Net worth

£1.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

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

74 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

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,565

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

↑ 120% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↑ 86% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Total assets	£5.6k	£4.7k
Current assets	£1.9k	£1.0k
Net assets	£1.6k	£710

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-07-01
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2024-07-02
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accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-05-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-17
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-10-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2005-12-30
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MILNER, Gemma Lucinda appointed
director
2005-12-30
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COLDRICK, Peter Anthony resigned
director
1998-08-03
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DAWSON, Ruth Mererid resigned
secretary
1998-08-02
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DONE, Sarah Elizabeth appointed
secretary
1998-07-24
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COLDRICK, Peter Anthony appointed
director
1998-07-22
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FREEBORN, Lance resigned
director
1995-10-03
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Company incorporated
As 11 COLLEGE ROAD BRIGHTON MANAGEMENT LIMITED
1995-10-03
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DAWSON, Ruth Mererid appointed
secretary
1995-10-03
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-10-03
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-10-03
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FREEBORN, Lance appointed
director
1995-10-03
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1995-10-03
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-10-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

11 College Road

Brighton

East Sussex

BN2 1JB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

DONE, Sarah Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 1998-08-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MILNER, Gemma Lucinda→

director · ~52y · appointed 2005-12-30

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Active

DAWSON, Ruth Mererid→

secretary · appointed 1995-10-03 · resigned 1998-08-03

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-10-03 · resigned 1995-10-03

Resigned

COLDRICK, Peter Anthony→

director · ~60y · appointed 1998-07-24 · resigned 2005-12-30

Resigned

FREEBORN, Lance→

director · ~60y · appointed 1995-10-03 · resigned 1998-07-22

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-10-03 · resigned 1995-10-03

Resigned

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