24 LONDON STREET FOLKESTONE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03958700 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-29
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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 (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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  2. 2025-01-13
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  3. 2024-01-11
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  4. 2023-01-07
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  5. 2022-01-04
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  6. 2021-01-13
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  7. 2020-01-03
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  8. 2019-01-07
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  9. 2018-01-04
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  10. 2017-01-04
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  11. 2016-04-13
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  12. 2015-12-15
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  13. 2015-03-31
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  14. 2014-12-15
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  15. 2014-04-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2008-02-01
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    DE COURCY, James Kerry resigned
    director
  17. 2005-10-07
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    OLLERENSHAW, Paul Frederick appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-10-06
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    HOGG, David resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-02-11
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    LIGHTFOOT, Ann resigned
    director
  20. 2003-12-10
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    DE COURCY, James Kerry appointed
    director
  21. 2003-12-09
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    BARNES, Anthony John resigned
    director
  22. 2003-04-01
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    LIGHTFOOT, Ann appointed
    director
  23. 2002-12-12
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    LIGHTFOOT, Roysten Horace resigned
    director
  24. 2000-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 LONDON STREET FOLKESTONE (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
  25. 2000-03-29
    ➕
    OLLERENSHAW, Paul Frederick appointed
    director
  26. 2000-03-29
    ➕
    HOGG, David appointed
    secretary
  27. 2000-03-29
    ➕
    MCCOLLUM, Anglea Jean appointed
    secretary
  28. 2000-03-29
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    MCCOLLUM, Anglea Jean resigned
    secretary
  29. 2000-03-29
    ➕
    BARNES, Anthony John appointed
    director
  30. 2000-03-29
    ➕
    LIGHTFOOT, Roysten Horace appointed
    director
  31. 2000-03-29
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Martyn appointed
    director
  32. 2000-03-29
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Martyn resigned
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Frederick Ollerenshaw
Individual · British · DOB 01/1950 · age 76
50–75%
—50-75% shares29/03/2017

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
Incorporated2000-03-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Albion House
26 Cheriton Place
Folkestone
Kent
CT20 2AZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

OLLERENSHAW, Paul Frederick→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OLLERENSHAW, Paul Frederick→
director · ~76y · appointed 2000-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGG, David→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-29 · resigned 2005-10-06
Resigned
MCCOLLUM, Anglea Jean→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-29 · resigned 2000-03-29
Resigned
BARNES, Anthony John→
director · ~86y · appointed 2000-03-29 · resigned 2003-12-09
Resigned
DE COURCY, James Kerry→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-12-10 · resigned 2008-02-01
Resigned
LIGHTFOOT, Ann→
director · ~79y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2004-02-11
Resigned
LIGHTFOOT, Roysten Horace→
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-03-29 · resigned 2002-12-12
Resigned
TAYLOR, Martyn→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-03-29 · resigned 2000-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-11