84/86 UPPER GROSVENOR RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED

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03452387 · ltd · incorporated 1997-10-20
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
£12
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 5 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 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.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £12

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12
~ YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↑ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£14kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£12£12
Current assets£13.5k£12.6k
Net assets£12£12

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-18
    ➖
    SOUTH EAST BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2022-05-18
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-04
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    BAILEY, Dion resigned
    secretary
  14. 2017-09-04
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    SOUTH EAST BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2017-09-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-09-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2017-08-02
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    BAILEY, Dion appointed
    secretary
  18. 2017-08-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2017-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-10-20
    ➖
    MANSELL, Helen resigned
    director
  21. 2013-08-15
    ➖
    VINCENT, Philippe Michael Peter resigned
    director
  22. 2011-07-01
    ➕
    SOAR, Graham Burgess appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-07-01
    ➖
    WEST, Deborah Jane resigned
    secretary
  24. 2011-03-21
    ➖
    OM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2010-07-27
    ➖
    COUNTY ESTATE MANAGEMENT SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2010-07-27
    ➕
    OM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2008-04-22
    ➖
    FENNER, Stephen John resigned
    director
  28. 2008-04-22
    ➕
    MANSELL, Helen appointed
    director
  29. 2006-08-01
    ➕
    COUNTY ESTATE MANAGEMENT SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2003-09-17
    ➕
    SEARS, Daren Robert appointed
    director
  31. 2000-02-16
    ➖
    BEEVIS, Martin Andrew resigned
    director
  32. 1998-05-12
    ➕
    BEEVIS, Martin Andrew appointed
    director
  33. 1998-05-12
    ➕
    VINCENT, Philippe Michael Peter appointed
    director
  34. 1997-10-27
    ➕
    WEST, Deborah Jane appointed
    secretary
  35. 1997-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 84/86 UPPER GROSVENOR RESIDENTS COMPANY LIMITED
  36. 1997-10-20
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 1997-10-20
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1997-10-20
    ➕
    FENNER, Stephen John appointed
    director
  39. 1997-10-20
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 1997-10-20
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Daren Robert Sears
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Owl Lodge Owl Lodge
Tubwell Lane
Crowborough
TN6 3RJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

SOAR, Graham Burgess→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SEARS, Daren Robert→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAILEY, Dion→
secretary · appointed 2017-08-02 · resigned 2017-09-04
Resigned
WEST, Deborah Jane→
secretary · appointed 1997-10-27 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned
COUNTY ESTATE MANAGEMENT SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-08-01 · resigned 2010-07-27
Resigned
OM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2011-03-21
Resigned
SOUTH EAST BLOCK MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-09-04 · resigned 2022-05-18
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-10-20 · resigned 1997-10-20
Resigned
BEEVIS, Martin Andrew→
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2000-02-16
Resigned
FENNER, Stephen John→
director · ~68y · appointed 1997-10-20 · resigned 2008-04-22
Resigned
MANSELL, Helen→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-04-22 · resigned 2013-10-20
Resigned
VINCENT, Philippe Michael Peter→
director · ~56y · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 2013-08-15
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-10-20 · resigned 1997-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-09