50 LOOP ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03704650 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-29
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
84 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-12
    CHETWOOD, Carol resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-01-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2022-01-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-10-02
    CHETWOOD, Carol appointed
    director
  11. 2021-10-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-10-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-10-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-06-14
    DOUGLAS, Jennifer Clare resigned
    director
  19. 2012-06-01
    DOUGLAS, Ross James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-12-30
    READ, Ronald Mathieson appointed
    director
  21. 2006-12-30
    BARNETT, Joanne Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-12-30
    DOUGLAS, Ross James appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-12-30
    CLAYTON, Michael resigned
    director
  24. 2006-07-28
    DOUGLAS, Jennifer Clare appointed
    director
  25. 2006-07-28
    JOHNSTONE, Lydia resigned
    director
  26. 2004-02-28
    JOHNSTONE, Lydia appointed
    director
  27. 2003-07-28
    SMITH, Jason Paul resigned
    director
  28. 2003-04-16
    BARNETT, Joanne Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  29. 2003-04-16
    CLAYTON, Michael appointed
    director
  30. 2003-04-15
    HAESTIER, Vicky Louise resigned
    secretary
  31. 2003-04-15
    WARD, Ian David resigned
    director
  32. 1999-01-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 50 LOOP ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  33. 1999-01-29
    HAESTIER, Vicky Louise appointed
    secretary
  34. 1999-01-29
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1999-01-29
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1999-01-29
    SMITH, Jason Paul appointed
    director
  37. 1999-01-29
    WARD, Ian David appointed
    director
  38. 1999-01-29
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 1999-01-29
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ronald Mathieson Read
Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71
2550%
25-50% shares14/01/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Carol Chetwoodceased 12/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr John Robert Gilbyceased 25/01/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1999-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

50 Loop Road
Kingfield Woking
Surrey
GU22 9BQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

READ, Ronald Mathieson
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-12-30
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Active
BARNETT, Joanne Elizabeth
secretary · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2006-12-30
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Ross James
secretary · appointed 2006-12-30 · resigned 2012-06-01
Resigned
HAESTIER, Vicky Louise
secretary · appointed 1999-01-29 · resigned 2003-04-15
Resigned
C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-01-29 · resigned 1999-01-29
Resigned
CHETWOOD, Carol
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-10-02 · resigned 2025-12-12
Resigned
CLAYTON, Michael
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-04-16 · resigned 2006-12-30
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Jennifer Clare
director · ~43y · appointed 2006-07-28 · resigned 2012-06-14
Resigned
JOHNSTONE, Lydia
director · ~49y · appointed 2004-02-28 · resigned 2006-07-28
Resigned
SMITH, Jason Paul
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-01-29 · resigned 2003-07-28
Resigned
WARD, Ian David
director · ~52y · appointed 1999-01-29 · resigned 2003-04-15
Resigned
C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-01-29 · resigned 1999-01-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (84 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-02