21 PRINCE OF WALES AVENUE (READING) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03822669 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-10
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
74/100
Strong
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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 strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-09-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-08-31
    AICH, Preeti appointed
    secretary
  9. 2022-08-31
    AICH, Preeti appointed
    director
  10. 2022-08-31
    HAUGHTON, Naomi resigned
    secretary
  11. 2022-08-31
    HAUGHTON, Naomi resigned
    director
  12. 2022-08-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2022-08-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-08-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-08-26
    HAUGHTON, Naomi appointed
    secretary
  22. 2016-08-26
    NELSON, Charles Alastair resigned
    secretary
  23. 2016-08-26
    HAUGHTON, Naomi appointed
    director
  24. 2016-08-26
    NELSON, Charles Alastair resigned
    director
  25. 2009-10-01
    HALL, Harriet Isabel resigned
    director
  26. 2009-04-01
    HALL, Harriet Isabel appointed
    director
  27. 2009-02-03
    HALL, Anthony Ralph resigned
    director
  28. 1999-08-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 21 PRINCE OF WALES AVENUE (READING) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  29. 1999-08-10
    NELSON, Charles Alastair appointed
    secretary
  30. 1999-08-10
    FORMATION SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1999-08-10
    FORMATION SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1999-08-10
    HALL, Anthony Ralph appointed
    director
  33. 1999-08-10
    NELSON, Charles Alastair appointed
    director
  34. 1999-08-10
    FORMATION NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1999-08-10
    FORMATION NOMINEES LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Preeti Aich
Individual · Indian · DOB 11/1984 · age 42
75100%
75-100% shares · trust interest31/08/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Naomi Haughtonceased 31/08/2022· significant influence

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
Incorporated1999-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

21 Prince Of Wales Avenue
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 2UH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-08
Last: 2025-10-25

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

AICH, Preeti
secretary · appointed 2022-08-31
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Active
AICH, Preeti
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-08-31
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Active
HAUGHTON, Naomi
secretary · appointed 2016-08-26 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
NELSON, Charles Alastair
secretary · appointed 1999-08-10 · resigned 2016-08-26
Resigned
FORMATION SECRETARIES LTD
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-10 · resigned 1999-08-10
Resigned
HALL, Anthony Ralph
director · ~100y · appointed 1999-08-10 · resigned 2009-02-03
Resigned
HALL, Harriet Isabel
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2009-10-01
Resigned
HAUGHTON, Naomi
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-08-26 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
NELSON, Charles Alastair
director · ~60y · appointed 1999-08-10 · resigned 2016-08-26
Resigned
FORMATION NOMINEES LTD
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-10 · resigned 1999-08-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22