5 AND 7 ST ANNE'S ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive

03953646 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-22

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 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (68/100)

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 (2 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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accounts · AA
2026-01-15
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officers · TM01
2026-01-15
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officers · TM01
2026-01-01
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BOORMAN, Joanne Margaret resigned
director
2026-01-01
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JAMES, Andrew resigned
director
2025-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-03-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-14
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
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accounts · AA
2021-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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TAYLOR, Daphne resigned
director
2021-07-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2015-03-20
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LSH RESIDENTIAL COSEC LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-11-29
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TAYLOR, Daphne resigned
secretary
2013-06-29
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JAMES, Andrew appointed
director
2012-02-10
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TAYLOR, Daphne appointed
director
2009-06-24
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BOORMAN, Joanne Margaret appointed
director
2007-12-03
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NAISH, Simon Peter resigned
director
2007-03-24
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LAYE, Greg resigned
secretary
2006-11-26
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LAYE, Greg resigned
director
2006-05-15
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DOREY, John resigned
director
2006-05-15
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NAISH, Simon Peter appointed
director
2004-05-24
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CADDY, Julian Rowland appointed
director
2003-10-03
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STEPHENS, Alex resigned
director
2003-05-30
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TAYLOR, Daphne appointed
secretary
2003-05-30
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STEPHENS, Alex appointed
director
2000-03-22
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Company incorporated
As 5 AND 7 ST ANNE'S ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
2000-03-22
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LAYE, Greg appointed
secretary
2000-03-22
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LAZARUS, Heather Ann appointed
nominee-secretary
2000-03-22
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LAZARUS, Heather Ann resigned
nominee-secretary
2000-03-22
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DOREY, John appointed
director
2000-03-22
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LAYE, Greg appointed
director
2000-03-22
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LAZARUS, Harry Pierre appointed
nominee-director
2000-03-22
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LAZARUS, Harry Pierre resigned
nominee-director

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 22 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BOORMAN, Joanne Margaret resigned 2026-01-01; JAMES, Andrew resigned 2026-01-01

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-03-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

North Point

Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park

Shrewsbury

Shropshire

SY1 3BF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-16

Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

LSH RESIDENTIAL COSEC LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-03-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CADDY, Julian Rowland→

director · ~64y · appointed 2004-05-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

LAYE, Greg→

secretary · appointed 2000-03-22 · resigned 2007-03-24

Resigned

LAZARUS, Heather Ann→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-03-22 · resigned 2000-03-22

Resigned

TAYLOR, Daphne→

secretary · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2014-11-29

Resigned

BOORMAN, Joanne Margaret→

director · ~62y · appointed 2009-06-24 · resigned 2026-01-01

Resigned

DOREY, John→

director · ~81y · appointed 2000-03-22 · resigned 2006-05-15

Resigned

JAMES, Andrew→

director · ~46y · appointed 2013-06-29 · resigned 2026-01-01

Resigned

LAYE, Greg→

director · ~77y · appointed 2000-03-22 · resigned 2006-11-26

Resigned

LAZARUS, Harry Pierre→

nominee-director · ~89y · appointed 2000-03-22 · resigned 2000-03-22

Resigned

NAISH, Simon Peter→

director · ~64y · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2007-12-03

Resigned

STEPHENS, Alex→

director · ~50y · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2003-10-03

Resigned

TAYLOR, Daphne→

director · ~82y · appointed 2012-02-10 · resigned 2021-07-19

Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-19

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-03-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-02

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2025-01-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-03-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-03-19

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-03-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-02-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-03-20

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-03-20