44 ALBERT ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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03182510 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1996-04-03
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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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 (75/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-252023-12-25

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-03-20
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    WOODHAMS, Donald Michael James resigned
    director
  8. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-05
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2002-01-18
    ➕
    COPELAND, Donna Maria appointed
    director
  18. 1998-11-15
    ➕
    COPELAND, Donna Maria appointed
    secretary
  19. 1998-10-12
    ➖
    CATTERICK, Wendy Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  20. 1996-04-03
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    Company incorporated
    As 44 ALBERT ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  21. 1996-04-03
    ➕
    CATTERICK, Wendy Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  22. 1996-04-03
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1996-04-03
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1996-04-03
    ➕
    WOODHAMS, Donald Michael James appointed
    director
  25. 1996-04-03
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1996-04-03
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 1996-04-03
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1996-04-03
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES 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 25 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 25 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
Mrs Donna Maria Copeland
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Donald Michael James Woodhamsceased 16/06/2023· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1996-04-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

27 Tanners Hill Gardens
Hythe
CT21 5HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last made up to: 2024-12-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

COPELAND, Donna Maria→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COPELAND, Donna Maria→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CATTERICK, Wendy Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 1996-04-03 · resigned 1998-10-12
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-03 · resigned 1996-04-03
Resigned
WOODHAMS, Donald Michael James→
director · ~89y · appointed 1996-04-03 · resigned 2022-03-20
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-04-03 · resigned 1996-04-03
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-04-03 · resigned 1996-04-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-24