MARKET DOCK MAINTENANCE (NO. 1) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03484781 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-12-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
98 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2025-11-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-14
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2023-12-04
    WESTALL, Nicholas Gray appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-11-14
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-11-06
    GUDGEON, John resigned
    director
  10. 2023-11-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-11-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2023-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-12-22
    POTTS GRAY MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2022-12-22
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  17. 2022-05-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2022-05-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2022-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-12-11
    CONLAUND, Simon resigned
    director
  21. 2021-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-04-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2020-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2007-09-17
    GUDGEON, John resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-09-17
    MCGHEE, Angela resigned
    director
  26. 2004-09-13
    CONLAUND, Simon appointed
    director
  27. 2004-09-13
    GARTHWAITE, Adin Neil resigned
    director
  28. 2003-02-04
    BURNS, Stewart resigned
    director
  29. 2002-01-10
    MCGHEE, Angela appointed
    director
  30. 2001-11-10
    GUDGEON, John appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-01-22
    BURNS, Stewart appointed
    director
  32. 2001-01-22
    MARTIN, Carole Anne resigned
    director
  33. 2000-06-13
    DICKINSON, James Frederick resigned
    secretary
  34. 2000-01-13
    BURNS, Stewart resigned
    director
  35. 2000-01-13
    GUDGEON, John appointed
    director
  36. 1998-09-21
    DICKINSON, James Frederick appointed
    secretary
  37. 1998-09-21
    WINDLE, Michael Patrick resigned
    secretary
  38. 1998-09-21
    ANDERSON, James Robson resigned
    director
  39. 1998-09-21
    BURNS, Stewart appointed
    director
  40. 1998-09-21
    GARTHWAITE, Adin Neil appointed
    director
  41. 1998-09-21
    HALL, George resigned
    director
  42. 1998-09-21
    MARTIN, Carole Anne appointed
    director
  43. 1998-09-21
    WAITES, William Ian resigned
    director
  44. 1997-12-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARKET DOCK MAINTENANCE (NO. 1) LIMITED
  45. 1997-12-17
    WINDLE, Michael Patrick appointed
    secretary
  46. 1997-12-17
    ANDERSON, James Robson appointed
    director
  47. 1997-12-17
    HALL, George appointed
    director
  48. 1997-12-17
    WAITES, William Ian appointed
    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 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1997-12-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

Potts Gray Management Company Limited
Henry Robson Way
South Shields
NE33 1RF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

POTTS GRAY MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-12-22
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Active
WESTALL, Nicholas Gray
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-12-04
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Active
DICKINSON, James Frederick
secretary · appointed 1998-09-21 · resigned 2000-06-13
Resigned
GUDGEON, John
secretary · appointed 2001-11-10 · resigned 2007-09-17
Resigned
WINDLE, Michael Patrick
secretary · appointed 1997-12-17 · resigned 1998-09-21
Resigned
ANDERSON, James Robson
director · ~77y · appointed 1997-12-17 · resigned 1998-09-21
Resigned
BURNS, Stewart
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-01-22 · resigned 2003-02-04
Resigned
BURNS, Stewart
director · ~55y · appointed 1998-09-21 · resigned 2000-01-13
Resigned
CONLAUND, Simon
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-09-13 · resigned 2021-12-11
Resigned
GARTHWAITE, Adin Neil
director · ~55y · appointed 1998-09-21 · resigned 2004-09-13
Resigned
GUDGEON, John
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-01-13 · resigned 2023-11-06
Resigned
HALL, George
director · ~82y · appointed 1997-12-17 · resigned 1998-09-21
Resigned
MARTIN, Carole Anne
director · ~84y · appointed 1998-09-21 · resigned 2001-01-22
Resigned
MCGHEE, Angela
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-01-10 · resigned 2007-09-17
Resigned
WAITES, William Ian
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-12-17 · resigned 1998-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-12-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-23