11 THE MOUNT, ST LEONARDS ON SEA (RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03254339 · ltd · incorporated 1996-09-24
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
71 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.
See pricing →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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£12k
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4 | £4 |
| Current assets | £11.8k | £9.9k |
| Cash | £11.8k | £9.8k |
| Debtors | £4 | £4 |
| Net assets | £4 | £4 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-05-01➕RALPH, Heidi Anne appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-28➖LEYTON, Jacqueline resignedsecretary
- 1996-10-15➕RALPH, Richard Gale, Revd Dr appointeddirector
- 1996-10-15➖DWYER, Daniel John resignednominee-secretary
- 1996-10-15➕LEYTON, Jacqueline appointedsecretary
- 1996-10-15➖DOYLE, Betty June resignednominee-director
- 1996-10-15➖DWYER, Daniel John resignednominee-director
- 1996-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs 11 THE MOUNT, ST LEONARDS ON SEA (RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION) LIMITED
- 1996-09-24➕DWYER, Daniel John appointednominee-secretary
- 1996-09-24➕DOYLE, Betty June appointednominee-director
- 1996-09-24➕DWYER, Daniel John appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Richard Gale Ralph Individual · British · DOB 07/1951 · age 75 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1066 HOMES LTD→ 15216602 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 109 HONOR OAK LTD→ 15419279 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 11 AVENUE CRESCENT (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 07171178 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 11 BROADWATER DOWN RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 02315935 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| 11 DERWENT ROAD WEST RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 12881299 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 11 DUNSTAN ROAD LIMITED→ 03438489 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| 11 LONDON ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 10494130 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 11 STANHOPE PLACE (ST LEONARDS) LIMITED→ 06623796 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 11 WESTBURY PARK LIMITED→ 02062034 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| 110 ST JAMES ROAD LIMITED→ 16493669 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 113 & 113A BOHEMIA ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 12707528 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 114 GOSTERWOOD STREET (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 12844233 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
20 Havelock Road
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 1BP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
RALPH, Richard Gale, Revd Dr→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 1996-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DWYER, Daniel John→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1996-09-24 · resigned 1996-10-15
LEYTON, Jacqueline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-10-15 · resigned 2006-04-28
DOYLE, Betty June→
Resignednominee-director · ~90y · appointed 1996-09-24 · resigned 1996-10-15
DWYER, Daniel John→
Resignednominee-director · ~85y · appointed 1996-09-24 · resigned 1996-10-15
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Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-27