13 - 35 HARDWICKE ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03898630 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-22

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

£12

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

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 75/100 (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 (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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.

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Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £12

Cash YoY

-8%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£478

↓ 7.7% YoY

Net Worth

£12

~ YoY

Current Assets

£478

↓ 7.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£18.1k	£18.2k
Current assets	£478	£518
Cash	£478	£518
Net assets	£12	£12

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-09-11
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accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-03-24
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address · AD01
2016-03-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-03-16
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ROLLING, Margaret Charlotte resigned
director
2016-03-16
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officers · TM02
2016-03-16
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officers · TM01
2016-03-14
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ROLLING, Margaret Charlotte resigned
secretary
2016-01-30
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annual-return · AR01
2009-11-25
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CATTERMOLE, Paul Edward appointed
director
2009-09-25
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CATTERMOLE, Paul Edward resigned
director
2009-09-05
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CATTERMOLE, Paul Edward appointed
director
2009-08-20
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COLLIER, Joanne Susan resigned
director
2006-12-07
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COLLIER, Joanne Susan appointed
director
2006-12-06
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MARGETTS, Janet Mary resigned
director
2004-07-12
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LUCK, Eric Stanley resigned
director
2004-07-07
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ROLLING, Margaret Charlotte appointed
secretary
2004-07-07
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MARGETTS, Janet Mary appointed
director
2004-07-07
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ROLLING, Margaret Charlotte appointed
director
2004-06-05
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ROLLING, Margaret Charlotte resigned
secretary
2004-06-05
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ROLLING, Margaret Charlotte resigned
director
2002-11-06
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DA COSTA, Lorenzo Jose Rosario, Dr resigned
director
2002-11-06
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ROLLING, Margaret Charlotte appointed
director
2001-10-01
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ROLLING, Margaret Charlotte appointed
secretary
2001-09-30
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LUCK, Eric Stanley resigned
secretary
1999-12-22
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Company incorporated
As 13 - 35 HARDWICKE ROAD LIMITED
1999-12-22
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LUCK, Eric Stanley appointed
secretary
1999-12-22
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THOMAS, Howard appointed
nominee-secretary
1999-12-22
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THOMAS, Howard resigned
nominee-secretary
1999-12-22
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DA COSTA, Lorenzo Jose Rosario, Dr appointed
director
1999-12-22
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LUCK, Eric Stanley appointed
director
1999-12-22
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TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointed
nominee-director
1999-12-22
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TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Edward Cattermole Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1999-12-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

13 Hardwicke Road

Ham

Richmond Upon Thames

Surrey

TW10 7UB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-18

Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

CATTERMOLE, Paul Edward→

director · ~48y · appointed 2009-11-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LUCK, Eric Stanley→

secretary · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 2001-09-30

Resigned

ROLLING, Margaret Charlotte→

secretary · appointed 2004-07-07 · resigned 2016-03-14

Resigned

ROLLING, Margaret Charlotte→

secretary · appointed 2001-10-01 · resigned 2004-06-05

Resigned

THOMAS, Howard→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 1999-12-22

Resigned

CATTERMOLE, Paul Edward→

director · ~48y · appointed 2009-09-05 · resigned 2009-09-25

Resigned

COLLIER, Joanne Susan→

director · ~49y · appointed 2006-12-07 · resigned 2009-08-20

Resigned

DA COSTA, Lorenzo Jose Rosario, Dr→

director · ~71y · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 2002-11-06

Resigned

LUCK, Eric Stanley→

director · ~104y · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 2004-07-12

Resigned

MARGETTS, Janet Mary→

director · ~88y · appointed 2004-07-07 · resigned 2006-12-06

Resigned

ROLLING, Margaret Charlotte→

director · ~95y · appointed 2004-07-07 · resigned 2016-03-16

Resigned

ROLLING, Margaret Charlotte→

director · ~95y · appointed 2002-11-06 · resigned 2004-06-05

Resigned

TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→

nominee-director · ~64y · appointed 1999-12-22 · resigned 1999-12-22

Resigned

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