28 HOWARD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03899543 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-24

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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year to Dec 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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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 exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

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2022-09-12
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2021-08-27
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2020-12-21
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2019-09-11
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2018-09-10
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2006-03-20
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HIBBERD, Gemma Lee resigned
director
2006-02-10
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FARMER, Alan Maurice resigned
director
2006-01-27
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BROWN, Joanne appointed
director
2005-12-08
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HIBBERD, Gemma Lee appointed
director
2003-10-17
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FARMER, Alan Maurice appointed
director
2003-10-17
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WEBB, Andrew Paul resigned
director
2002-07-03
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MEMAR-ARDESTANI, Majid resigned
director
2002-07-03
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WEBB, Andrew Paul appointed
director
1999-12-24
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Company incorporated
As 28 HOWARD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
1999-12-24
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KIAN, Mohammad Reza appointed
secretary
1999-12-24
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BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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1999-12-24
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BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-12-24
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MEMAR-ARDESTANI, Majid appointed
director
1999-12-24
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BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1999-12-24
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BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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 Mohammad Reza Kian Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	23/12/2016

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

Incorporated1999-12-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

184 Hill Lane

Southampton

Hampshire

SO15 5DB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-02

Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

KIAN, Mohammad Reza→

secretary · appointed 1999-12-24

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Active

BROWN, Joanne→

director · ~58y · appointed 2006-01-27

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Active

BLACKFRIAR SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-24 · resigned 1999-12-24

Resigned

FARMER, Alan Maurice→

director · ~65y · appointed 2003-10-17 · resigned 2006-02-10

Resigned

HIBBERD, Gemma Lee→

director · ~47y · appointed 2005-12-08 · resigned 2006-03-20

Resigned

MEMAR-ARDESTANI, Majid→

director · ~68y · appointed 1999-12-24 · resigned 2002-07-03

Resigned

WEBB, Andrew Paul→

director · ~57y · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2003-10-17

Resigned

BLACKFRIAR DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-24 · resigned 1999-12-24

Resigned

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