1-2 LOAKES COURT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03985390 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-04
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (75/100)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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 accountsCash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2025-12-14📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-10-31➕COYLE, Stuart Allen appointedsecretary
- 2012-10-31➖COX, Lewis John Stephen resignedsecretary
- 2010-10-27➖COX, Jessie resignedsecretary
- 2010-10-27➕COX, Lewis John Stephen appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 1-2 LOAKES COURT LIMITED
- 2000-05-04➕TOLLER, Peter Sheridan Stark appointeddirector
- 2000-05-04➕COX, Jessie appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-04➕HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointednominee-secretary
- 2000-05-04➖HARRISON, Irene Lesley resignednominee-secretary
- 2000-05-04➕BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-05-04➖BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart Allen Coyle Individual · British · DOB 12/1944 · age 82 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/05/2017 |
Reverend Peter Sheridan Stark Toller Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Holding company · SO postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-16 TATTERSHALL COURT RTM COMPANY LTD→ 16141329 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1-2 HAMBERT WAY RTM COMPANY LTD→ 08749839 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 1,3,5 & 7 MEADOW LANE HAMBLE (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED→ 04821418 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 100 OLD WOOLWICH ROAD RTM COMPANY LTD→ 11788204 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 101 GARRATT LANE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 07554218 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| 101 LEIGHTON ROAD RESIDENTS LIMITED→ 02850724 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
| 102 WAVERLEY ROAD LIMITED→ 02407478 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
| 11-21 THE ROWANS RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 14609592 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 110 CAVENDISH ROAD LIMITED→ 09688962 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 110 SOUTHWOOD ROAD LIMITED→ 04247548 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| 112 - 116 STOCKBRIDGE RD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 16576876 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 119 CHEAM ROAD RTM COMPANY LTD→ 12488535 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-05-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
33 Butts Ash Avenue
Hythe
Southampton
SO45 3RE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
COYLE, Stuart Allen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TOLLER, Peter Sheridan Stark→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2000-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COX, Jessie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-05-04 · resigned 2010-10-27
COX, Lewis John Stephen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-10-27 · resigned 2012-10-31
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-04 · resigned 2000-05-04
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-04 · resigned 2000-05-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (75 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-08
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2025-12-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-05