144 HALES ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03612269 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1998-08-10

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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accounts · AA
2025-04-24
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accounts · AA
2023-10-06
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accounts · AA
2023-06-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
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accounts · AA
2020-05-21
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accounts · AA
2019-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-05-18
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accounts · AA
2017-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-09-01
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-13
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accounts · AA
2014-08-29
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annual-return · AR01
2014-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2008-05-07
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DAVEY, Stephanie resigned
director
2007-11-27
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JAKEWAY, Joan Hilda resigned
director
2002-05-19
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WATSON, Michael John appointed
secretary
2002-05-19
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WATSON, Michael John appointed
director
2001-10-18
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LAIT, Thomas Alfred resigned
secretary
2001-10-18
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LAIT, Thomas Alfred resigned
director
1999-12-21
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DAVEY, Stephanie appointed
director
1999-12-18
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CARR, Amanda resigned
director
1998-09-11
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CARR, Amanda appointed
director
1998-09-10
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WOOLFORD, Andrea resigned
director
1998-08-10
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Company incorporated
As 144 HALES ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
1998-08-10
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LAIT, Thomas Alfred appointed
secretary
1998-08-10
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-08-10
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-08-10
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JAKEWAY, Joan Hilda appointed
director
1998-08-10
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LAIT, Thomas Alfred appointed
director
1998-08-10
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WOOLFORD, Andrea appointed
director
1998-08-10
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-08-10
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1998-08-10
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1998-08-10
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael John Watson Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58	—	—	board controlboard control	06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1998-08-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

144c Hales Road

Cheltenham

Gloucestershire

GL52 6TB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-24

Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

WATSON, Michael John→

secretary · appointed 2002-05-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WATSON, Michael John→

director · ~58y · appointed 2002-05-19

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Active

LAIT, Thomas Alfred→

secretary · appointed 1998-08-10 · resigned 2001-10-18

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-08-10 · resigned 1998-08-10

Resigned

CARR, Amanda→

director · ~55y · appointed 1998-09-11 · resigned 1999-12-18

Resigned

DAVEY, Stephanie→

director · ~55y · appointed 1999-12-21 · resigned 2008-05-07

Resigned

JAKEWAY, Joan Hilda→

director · ~109y · appointed 1998-08-10 · resigned 2007-11-27

Resigned

LAIT, Thomas Alfred→

director · ~73y · appointed 1998-08-10 · resigned 2001-10-18

Resigned

WOOLFORD, Andrea→

director · ~56y · appointed 1998-08-10 · resigned 1998-09-10

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-08-10 · resigned 1998-08-10

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-08-10 · resigned 1998-08-10

Resigned

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