17 GASCOYNE PLACE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04005547 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-01
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kJun 2024Jun 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£4£4
Current assets£17.5k£14.6k
Net assets£4£4

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-06-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-06-16
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, Vanessa appointed
    director
  9. 2021-06-16
    ➖
    BEAN, Paul resigned
    director
  10. 2020-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-12-20
    ➖
    WILSON, Robin Henry Richard resigned
    director
  13. 2019-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-04
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    WILSON, Robin Henry Richard appointed
    director
  17. 2017-10-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2016-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-06-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  20. 2013-03-22
    ➕
    GERRARD, Donald Ian appointed
    secretary
  21. 2013-03-22
    ➖
    KNAPPER, Charles Edward Swatman resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-01-06
    ➕
    BEAN, Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2012-01-06
    ➖
    SALHURST, Catherine May resigned
    director
  24. 2008-12-11
    ➕
    SALHURST, Catherine May appointed
    director
  25. 2008-12-11
    ➖
    WILSON, Robin Henry Richard resigned
    director
  26. 2007-07-03
    ➖
    GROUNDS, Margaret resigned
    director
  27. 2004-11-29
    ➕
    GROUNDS, Margaret appointed
    director
  28. 2002-11-01
    ➖
    ALLEN, Suzie Anne resigned
    director
  29. 2000-06-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 17 GASCOYNE PLACE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED
  30. 2000-06-01
    ➕
    KNAPPER, Charles Edward Swatman appointed
    secretary
  31. 2000-06-01
    ➕
    ALLEN, Suzie Anne appointed
    director
  32. 2000-06-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Robin Henry Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Freehold Management Services Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Freehold Management Services Ltd
Corporate parent
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17 GASCOYNE PLACE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED
This company · 04005547

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Freehold Management Services Ltd
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/04/2017

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
Incorporated2000-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

22b Weston Park Road
Plymouth
Devon
PL3 4NU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

GERRARD, Donald Ian→
secretary · appointed 2013-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGREGOR, Vanessa→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KNAPPER, Charles Edward Swatman→
secretary · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2013-03-22
Resigned
ALLEN, Suzie Anne→
director · ~48y · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2002-11-01
Resigned
BEAN, Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-01-06 · resigned 2021-06-16
Resigned
GROUNDS, Margaret→
director · ~102y · appointed 2004-11-29 · resigned 2007-07-03
Resigned
SALHURST, Catherine May→
director · ~83y · appointed 2008-12-11 · resigned 2012-01-06
Resigned
WILSON, Robin Henry Richard→
director · ~83y · appointed 2017-10-04 · resigned 2019-12-20
Resigned
WILSON, Robin Henry Richard→
director · ~83y · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2008-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07