4 POLWORTH ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03653457 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-21
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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: low (45/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 4 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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.

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 (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2022-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2021-11-04
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2021-11-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2021-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-01
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    O'CONNOR, Maeve appointed
    secretary
  9. 2021-05-31
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    DALBY-WELSH, Phillippa resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  17. 2014-11-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-07-10
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    DALBY-WELSH, Phillippa appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-07-09
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    WILKINSON, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-05-06
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    WILKINSON, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-04-16
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    MERCER, Paul resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-04-09
    ➕
    MERCER, Paul appointed
    secretary
  23. 2002-08-19
    ➕
    KERNOHAN, Neil Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2002-08-19
    ➖
    KERNOHAN, Neil Alexander resigned
    secretary
  25. 2002-08-19
    ➖
    NORMAN, David resigned
    director
  26. 2001-11-01
    ➕
    KERNOHAN, Neil Alexander appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-11-01
    ➖
    NORMAN, David resigned
    secretary
  28. 2001-11-01
    ➖
    DWAN, Breda Mary resigned
    director
  29. 2001-11-01
    ➕
    NORMAN, David appointed
    director
  30. 2000-03-20
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    MURGATROYD, Maria Susan resigned
    secretary
  31. 2000-03-20
    ➕
    NORMAN, David appointed
    secretary
  32. 1999-02-01
    ➖
    DWAN, Breda Mary resigned
    secretary
  33. 1999-02-01
    ➕
    MURGATROYD, Maria Susan appointed
    secretary
  34. 1999-02-01
    ➕
    DWAN, Breda Mary appointed
    director
  35. 1999-02-01
    ➖
    O BRYNE, Gerard Edward resigned
    director
  36. 1998-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 4 POLWORTH ROAD LIMITED
  37. 1998-10-21
    ➕
    DWAN, Breda Mary appointed
    secretary
  38. 1998-10-21
    ➕
    NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 1998-10-21
    ➖
    NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1998-10-21
    ➕
    O BRYNE, Gerard Edward appointed
    director
  41. 1998-10-21
    ➕
    NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 1998-10-21
    ➖
    NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD 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 61 — 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 61. 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

4 Polworth Road
Streatham
London
SW16 2EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

O'CONNOR, Maeve→
secretary · appointed 2021-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KERNOHAN, Neil Alexander→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALBY-WELSH, Phillippa→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-10 · resigned 2021-05-31
Resigned
DWAN, Breda Mary→
secretary · appointed 1998-10-21 · resigned 1999-02-01
Resigned
KERNOHAN, Neil Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-01 · resigned 2002-08-19
Resigned
MERCER, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-09 · resigned 2004-04-16
Resigned
MURGATROYD, Maria Susan→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-01 · resigned 2000-03-20
Resigned
NORMAN, David→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-20 · resigned 2001-11-01
Resigned
WILKINSON, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-06 · resigned 2013-07-09
Resigned
NOMINEE SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-21 · resigned 1998-10-21
Resigned
DWAN, Breda Mary→
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-02-01 · resigned 2001-11-01
Resigned
NORMAN, David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-11-01 · resigned 2002-08-19
Resigned
O BRYNE, Gerard Edward→
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-10-21 · resigned 1999-02-01
Resigned
NOMINEE DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-10-21 · resigned 1998-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-08