7 WALPOLE GARDENS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03477565 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-08
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
£13.6k
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 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (77/100)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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 2 with DOB)
74
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
89 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 £13,600
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,030 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£14k
↓ 7.0% YoY
Current Assets
£14k
↓ 9.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-24 | 2025-03-24 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.6k | £14.6k |
| Current assets | £13.6k | £15.0k |
| Net assets | £13.6k | £14.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-29📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-28📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-13📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-01➕HERBERT, Brian Edward appointedsecretary
- 2015-08-01➖HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-09-01➕HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-08-30➖COSEC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-01-29➕COSEC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-12-08➖BARDEN, Jennifer Ann resignedsecretary
- 2002-02-12➖SCROGGIE, Graham Newman resigneddirector
- 2002-01-26➕HERBERT, Brian Edward appointeddirector
- 2001-09-14➕BARDEN, Jennifer Ann appointedsecretary
- 2001-09-14➖PAYNE, Susan Margaret resignedsecretary
- 1998-03-25➕PAYNE, Susan Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1998-03-25➖SCROGGIE, Patricia Ann resignedsecretary
- 1997-12-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 7 WALPOLE GARDENS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 1997-12-08➕SCROGGIE, Patricia Ann appointedsecretary
- 1997-12-08➕LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-12-08➖LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1997-12-08➕SCROGGIE, Graham Newman appointeddirector
- 1997-12-08➕LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1997-12-08➖LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 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 24 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brian Edward Herbert Individual · British · DOB 12/1949 · age 77 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 WARRIOR SQUARE LIMITED→ 02613225 · est 1991 | £1.1k £941–£1.3k | — | £1.1k | — | 34y | — | — |
| 63 KEW GREEN FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 08530222 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 64 DENTON ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 03139109 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| 66 HAMPTON ROAD BRISTOL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01704733 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| 66BROADSTREET RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 16621009 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 69 CHURCH ROAD FLATS MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 02434416 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
| 7 FASSETT ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 01934393 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| 7-12 CRANWORTH GARDENS LIMITED→ 03285125 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| 70 MOUNT ARARAT ROAD LIMITED→ 03575259 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| 71 SELWYN AVENUE LTD→ 05323021 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 72 AVONDALE AVENUE LIMITED→ 10598449 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 72 COPTHALL GARDENS LIMITED→ 03276380 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-12-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Flat 2, 7 Walpole Gardens
Twickenham
Middlesex
TW2 5SL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-24
Last made up to: 2026-03-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13
Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)
HERBERT, Brian Edward→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HERBERT, Brian Edward→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2002-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARDEN, Jennifer Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-09-14 · resigned 2008-12-08
PAYNE, Susan Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-03-25 · resigned 2001-09-14
SCROGGIE, Patricia Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 1998-03-25
COSEC MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-29 · resigned 2013-08-30
HML COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-09-01 · resigned 2015-08-01
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 1997-12-08
SCROGGIE, Graham Newman→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 2002-02-12
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-08 · resigned 1997-12-08
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Recent filings (89 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-03
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-04
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2020-10-28