38-40 HAMER STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03157798 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-12
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£833
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (78/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
79 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.

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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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £833
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,422 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£833
↓ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£6kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£833£5.3k
Current assets£2.2k£6.3k
Net assets£833£5.3k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-31
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    MADIGAN, Paul resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2002-09-30
    ➖
    SMITH, Karen Ann Marie resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-09-30
    ➖
    SMITH, Simon Nicholas resigned
    director
  19. 2002-09-15
    ➕
    MADIGAN, Peter David appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-09-15
    ➕
    MADIGAN, Peter David appointed
    director
  21. 2002-09-15
    ➕
    MADIGAN, Paul appointed
    director
  22. 1996-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 38-40 HAMER STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  23. 1996-02-12
    ➕
    SMITH, Karen Ann Marie appointed
    secretary
  24. 1996-02-12
    ➕
    APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1996-02-12
    ➖
    APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1996-02-12
    ➕
    SMITH, Simon Nicholas appointed
    director
  27. 1996-02-12
    ➕
    APEX NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1996-02-12
    ➖
    APEX NOMINEES LIMITED 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter David Madigan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/02/2017

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
Incorporated1996-02-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

35 Meadowsweet Road
Cheltenham
GL53 0AS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MADIGAN, Peter David→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MADIGAN, Peter David→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-09-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Karen Ann Marie→
secretary · appointed 1996-02-12 · resigned 2002-09-30
Resigned
APEX COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-02-12 · resigned 1996-02-12
Resigned
MADIGAN, Paul→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-09-15 · resigned 2026-01-31
Resigned
SMITH, Simon Nicholas→
director · ~73y · appointed 1996-02-12 · resigned 2002-09-30
Resigned
APEX NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-02-12 · resigned 1996-02-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-14