35 COLOGNE ROAD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03769633 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | — |
| Net assets | £100 | — |
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-08-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-16➖RINGSHALL, James resigneddirector
- 1999-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 35 COLOGNE ROAD LIMITED
- 1999-05-13➕ROMANELLA, Maria appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-13➕ROMANELLA, Maria appointeddirector
- 1999-05-13➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-05-13➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-05-13➕RINGSHALL, James appointeddirector
- 1999-05-13➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-05-13➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
48 Marney Road
London
SW11 5EP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
ROMANELLA, Maria→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1999-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 1999-05-13
RINGSHALL, James→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 2015-12-16
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-13 · resigned 1999-05-13
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Recent filings (75 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13