31 ROSE VALLEY MANAGEMENT CO. LTD

💤Zombieactive
03641390 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-30
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
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (75/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 2 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£663£1k£2k£3k£3kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets—£2.7k
Current assets—£3.3k
Net assets—£2.7k
Average employees0—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2023-10-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-09-30
    ➕
    KINCEY, Dawn Marie appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-09-30
    ➖
    YOUNGS, Amy resigned
    secretary
  8. 2023-07-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-07-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-12
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  12. 2022-10-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-06-04
    ➖
    ROSTRON, Claire resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-06-04
    ➕
    YOUNGS, Amy appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-03-20
    ➕
    ROSTRON, Claire appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-03-20
    ➖
    SAVERY, Robin Reginald resigned
    secretary
  24. 1999-10-20
    ➕
    EPSOM, Andrew David appointed
    director
  25. 1999-10-20
    ➕
    SAVERY, Robin Reginald appointed
    secretary
  26. 1999-09-10
    ➖
    HAGAN, Natalie Marie resigned
    secretary
  27. 1999-09-10
    ➖
    SAXBY, Leonard George resigned
    director
  28. 1998-09-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 31 ROSE VALLEY MANAGEMENT CO. LTD
  29. 1998-09-30
    ➕
    HAGAN, Natalie Marie appointed
    secretary
  30. 1998-09-30
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1998-09-30
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1998-09-30
    ➕
    SAXBY, Leonard George appointed
    director
  33. 1998-09-30
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1998-09-30
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — 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
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 Andrew David Epsom
Individual · New Zealander · DOB 03/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

4-8 The Centre Lakes Industrial Park
Lower Chapel Hill
Braintree
Essex
CM7 3RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

KINCEY, Dawn Marie→
secretary · appointed 2023-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EPSOM, Andrew David→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAGAN, Natalie Marie→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-30 · resigned 1999-09-10
Resigned
ROSTRON, Claire→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-20 · resigned 2014-06-04
Resigned
SAVERY, Robin Reginald→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-20 · resigned 2006-03-20
Resigned
YOUNGS, Amy→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-04 · resigned 2023-09-30
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-30 · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned
SAXBY, Leonard George→
director · ~94y · appointed 1998-09-30 · resigned 1999-09-10
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-09-30 · resigned 1998-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2022-10-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-08