54 ALBERT ROAD MANAGEMENT CO LTD

💤Zombieactive
03394687 · ltd · incorporated 1997-06-27
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£0£1£1£2£2Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£2£2

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-12-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2020-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-12-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-12-01
    ➕
    BARTLETT, Steven appointed
    director
  13. 2020-12-01
    ➖
    BLACK, Gary John resigned
    director
  14. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-12-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-12-01
    ➕
    BLACK, Gary John appointed
    director
  20. 2018-12-01
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Rebecca Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2016-01-04
    ➖
    KELLAND, Ianto resigned
    secretary
  23. 2016-01-04
    ➖
    KELLAND, Andrew resigned
    director
  24. 2016-01-04
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Rebecca Ann appointed
    director
  25. 1998-09-02
    ➕
    KELLAND, Ianto appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-09-02
    ➕
    KELLAND, Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 1998-09-01
    ➖
    BARTLETT, Jane resigned
    secretary
  28. 1998-09-01
    ➖
    BARTLETT, Anthony Richard resigned
    director
  29. 1998-06-25
    ➖
    BARRY, Jacqueline resigned
    secretary
  30. 1998-06-25
    ➕
    BARTLETT, Jane appointed
    secretary
  31. 1998-06-24
    ➕
    BARTLETT, Anthony Richard appointed
    director
  32. 1998-06-24
    ➖
    BARTLETT, Elizabeth Mary resigned
    director
  33. 1997-06-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 54 ALBERT ROAD MANAGEMENT CO LTD
  34. 1997-06-27
    ➕
    BARRY, Jacqueline appointed
    secretary
  35. 1997-06-27
    ➕
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1997-06-27
    ➖
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1997-06-27
    ➕
    BARTLETT, Elizabeth Mary appointed
    director
  38. 1997-06-27
    ➕
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 1997-06-27
    ➖
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Steven Bartlett
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/12/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gary Blackceased 01/12/2020· significant influence
  • Mrs Rebecca Ann Thompsonceased 01/12/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated1997-06-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Oakleys Accountants
117 North Hill
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 8JY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

BARTLETT, Steven→
director · ~61y · appointed 2020-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARRY, Jacqueline→
secretary · appointed 1997-06-27 · resigned 1998-06-25
Resigned
BARTLETT, Jane→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-25 · resigned 1998-09-01
Resigned
KELLAND, Ianto→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 2016-01-04
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-06-27 · resigned 1997-06-27
Resigned
BARTLETT, Anthony Richard→
director · ~67y · appointed 1998-06-24 · resigned 1998-09-01
Resigned
BARTLETT, Elizabeth Mary→
director · ~89y · appointed 1997-06-27 · resigned 1998-06-24
Resigned
BLACK, Gary John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-12-01 · resigned 2020-12-01
Resigned
KELLAND, Andrew→
director · ~73y · appointed 1998-09-02 · resigned 2016-01-04
Resigned
THOMPSON, Rebecca Ann→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-01-04 · resigned 2018-12-01
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-06-27 · resigned 1997-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-10