38 GAUDEN ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03360982 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-28
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

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
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 3 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
78 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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-232024-04-30

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-27
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    MESSENT, Harriet appointed
    secretary
  8. 2020-05-27
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2020-05-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-05-26
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    GOUDKUIL, Charlene Eva Nathalie resigned
    secretary
  11. 2020-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2017-03-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-03-01
    ➕
    GOUDKUIL, Charlene Eva Nathalie appointed
    secretary
  17. 2017-02-28
    ➖
    BOWEN, Richard Keith resigned
    secretary
  18. 2017-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-03-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2007-10-10
    ➕
    FULLER, Kevin Scott appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-06-05
    ➕
    BOWEN, Richard Keith appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-06-05
    ➖
    KNIGHT, Alan resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-07-31
    ➖
    SUTTON, Stephen resigned
    director
  24. 2001-04-01
    ➕
    WETHERALL, Kirstie Elizabeth appointed
    director
  25. 2001-04-01
    ➖
    WETHERALL, Kirstie Elizabeth resigned
    director
  26. 1999-05-12
    ➕
    SUTTON, Stephen appointed
    director
  27. 1997-10-24
    ➕
    MALONE, Dennis Joseph appointed
    director
  28. 1997-10-24
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Alan appointed
    secretary
  29. 1997-10-24
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1997-10-24
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1997-10-24
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1997-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 38 GAUDEN ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  33. 1997-04-28
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1997-04-28
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1997-04-28
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

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
Incorporated1997-04-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

38 Gauden Road
Clapham
London
SW4 6LT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-23
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

FULLER, Kevin Scott→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MESSENT, Harriet→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALONE, Dennis Joseph→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWEN, Richard Keith→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-05 · resigned 2017-02-28
Resigned
GOUDKUIL, Charlene Eva Nathalie→
secretary · appointed 2017-03-01 · resigned 2020-05-26
Resigned
KNIGHT, Alan→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-24 · resigned 2004-06-05
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-28 · resigned 1997-10-24
Resigned
SUTTON, Stephen→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-05-12 · resigned 2002-07-31
Resigned
WETHERALL, Kirstie Elizabeth→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-04-01 · resigned 2001-04-01
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-28 · resigned 1997-10-24
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-28 · resigned 1997-10-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-05-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-09