14 LINTON ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04010361 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-08
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£2.6k
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
60 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,564
Net assets shrinking
Down £175 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↓ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
£598
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£548£1k£2k£2k£3kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2.6k£2.7k
Current assets£598£852
Net assets£2.6k£2.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-08-20
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  3. 2024-02-21
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  4. 2022-08-24
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-14
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    WHITTLE, Richard John appointed
    secretary
  6. 2022-06-14
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    KING, Patricia Ann resigned
    secretary
  7. 2022-06-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2022-06-14
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    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2020-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2019-10-01
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  12. 2018-09-12
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  13. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-05
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  15. 2016-06-30
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  16. 2015-10-06
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  17. 2015-06-12
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  18. 2014-09-03
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  19. 2000-08-12
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    WHITTLE, Alison Caroline appointed
    director
  20. 2000-08-12
    ➕
    KING, Patricia Ann appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 14 LINTON ROAD LIMITED
  22. 2000-06-08
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-06-08
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-06-08
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2000-06-08
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 26 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 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alison Caroline Whittle
Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

161 Woodland Avenue
Hove
East Sussex
BN3 6BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WHITTLE, Richard John→
secretary · appointed 2022-06-14
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Active
WHITTLE, Alison Caroline→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-08-12
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Active
KING, Patricia Ann→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-12 · resigned 2022-06-14
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-08 · resigned 2000-06-08
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-06-08 · resigned 2000-06-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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2025-09-20
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2025-06-08
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accounts · AA
2024-08-20
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2024-06-19
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accounts · AA
2024-02-21
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2023-06-11
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accounts · AA
2022-08-24
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officers · AP03
2022-06-14
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officers · TM02
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-01