13/15 CHURCH STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03352733 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-15
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£14.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 7 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 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
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £14,799
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£15k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Assets
£15k
↑ 6.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.8k | £13.9k |
| Current assets | £14.8k | £13.9k |
| Net assets | £14.8k | £13.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-07📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10➖SWAN, Nikki resignedsecretary
- 2024-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-12📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-04-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-04-01➖LLOYD, Anne resignedsecretary
- 2019-04-01➕SWAN, Nikki appointedsecretary
- 2019-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-25➖JOHNSON, Sydney Albert resignedsecretary
- 2012-09-25➕LLOYD, Anne appointedsecretary
- 2012-09-25➖WESTLEY, Stuart Alker resignedsecretary
- 2012-04-29➕WESTLEY, Stuart Alker appointeddirector
- 2011-12-28➕WESTLEY, Stuart Alker appointedsecretary
- 2011-12-05➖HERBERT, Paul Boyd resigneddirector
- 2006-12-17➖MORRISON, David Robert resigneddirector
- 2006-08-10➖FLYNN, Helen Catherine resigneddirector
- 2006-05-16➕MORRISON, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2004-03-03➕JOHNSON, Sydney Albert appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-03➖MULLANEY, Valerie resignedsecretary
- 2004-03-03➕HERBERT, Paul Boyd appointeddirector
- 2004-03-03➖MULLANEY, Valerie resigneddirector
- 1998-07-19➖HUNT, Nigel Leslie resignedsecretary
- 1998-07-19➖HUNT, Richard Peter resigneddirector
- 1998-05-12➕MULLANEY, Valerie appointedsecretary
- 1998-05-12➕FLYNN, Helen Catherine appointeddirector
- 1998-05-12➕MULLANEY, Valerie appointeddirector
- 1997-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs 13/15 CHURCH STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 1997-04-15➕HUNT, Nigel Leslie appointedsecretary
- 1997-04-15➕IGNATIUS, Mark Harold appointedsecretary
- 1997-04-15➖IGNATIUS, Mark Harold resignedsecretary
- 1997-04-15➕HUNT, Richard Peter appointeddirector
- 1997-04-15➕TALLENTS, Craig Stephen appointeddirector
- 1997-04-15➖TALLENTS, Craig Stephen resigneddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-04-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Holly Hall
13 Church Street
Welwyn
Hertfordshire
AL6 9LN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06
Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)
WESTLEY, Stuart Alker→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2012-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUNT, Nigel Leslie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-04-15 · resigned 1998-07-19
IGNATIUS, Mark Harold→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-04-15 · resigned 1997-04-15
JOHNSON, Sydney Albert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-03-03 · resigned 2012-09-25
LLOYD, Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-09-25 · resigned 2019-04-01
MULLANEY, Valerie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2004-03-03
SWAN, Nikki→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2025-01-10
WESTLEY, Stuart Alker→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-12-28 · resigned 2012-09-25
FLYNN, Helen Catherine→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2006-08-10
HERBERT, Paul Boyd→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2004-03-03 · resigned 2011-12-05
HUNT, Richard Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1997-04-15 · resigned 1998-07-19
MORRISON, David Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2006-05-16 · resigned 2006-12-17
MULLANEY, Valerie→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2004-03-03
TALLENTS, Craig Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1997-04-15 · resigned 1997-04-15
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Recent filings (93 total)
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