238-240 LONDON ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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04025019 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2000-07-03
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does

Day-to-day operations likely involve managing the shared administrative and maintenance responsibilities of a residential property at 238–240 London Road, covering tasks such as coordinating repairs, collecting service charges, and maintaining communal areas on behalf of the resident leaseholders.

Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (76/100)

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
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 6 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-282023-09-28
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-07-30
    ➕
    STEVENS, Lovejoy appointed
    secretary
  5. 2024-07-30
    ➖
    JONES ROBINSON ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2024-07-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-07-30
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2024-07-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2017-10-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2017-10-06
    ➖
    BROOMHAM, Paul resigned
    secretary
  18. 2017-10-06
    ➕
    JONES ROBINSON ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2017-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-09-04
    ➖
    RAWLINGS, Bridget Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2012-07-02
    ➕
    BROOMHAM, Paul appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-10-24
    ➖
    ROWLAND, Christine Florence resigned
    director
  23. 2009-10-21
    ➕
    STEVENS, Caroline Ann appointed
    director
  24. 2009-10-21
    ➕
    RAWLINGS, Bridget Ann appointed
    director
  25. 2009-10-20
    ➖
    SIHRA, Kamaljit, Dr resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-10-18
    ➖
    HUDSWELL, Ian James resigned
    director
  27. 2004-10-18
    ➕
    ROWLAND, Christine Florence appointed
    director
  28. 2003-07-22
    ➖
    GRAY, David Alexander resigned
    secretary
  29. 2003-07-22
    ➕
    SIHRA, Kamaljit, Dr appointed
    secretary
  30. 2002-07-25
    ➖
    STEVENS, Caroline Ann resigned
    director
  31. 2001-01-08
    ➕
    GRAY, David Alexander appointed
    secretary
  32. 2001-01-08
    ➖
    HAWKINS, Serena Jane resigned
    secretary
  33. 2001-01-08
    ➖
    HAWKINS, Jeremy Philip John resigned
    director
  34. 2001-01-08
    ➕
    HUDSWELL, Ian James appointed
    director
  35. 2001-01-08
    ➕
    STEVENS, Caroline Ann appointed
    director
  36. 2000-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 238-240 LONDON ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  37. 2000-07-03
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Serena Jane appointed
    secretary
  38. 2000-07-03
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  39. 2000-07-03
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2000-07-03
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Jeremy Philip John appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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
Miss Caroline Ann Stevens
Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70
——board controlboard control01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2000-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

63 Cheap Street
Newbury
RG14 5DH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last made up to: 2024-09-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

STEVENS, Lovejoy→
secretary · appointed 2024-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENS, Caroline Ann→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOMHAM, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-02 · resigned 2017-10-06
Resigned
GRAY, David Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2001-01-08 · resigned 2003-07-22
Resigned
HAWKINS, Serena Jane→
secretary · appointed 2000-07-03 · resigned 2001-01-08
Resigned
SIHRA, Kamaljit, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-22 · resigned 2009-10-20
Resigned
JONES ROBINSON ESTATE AGENTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-10-06 · resigned 2024-07-30
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-03 · resigned 2000-07-03
Resigned
HAWKINS, Jeremy Philip John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2000-07-03 · resigned 2001-01-08
Resigned
HUDSWELL, Ian James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-01-08 · resigned 2004-10-18
Resigned
RAWLINGS, Bridget Ann→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-10-21 · resigned 2012-09-04
Resigned
ROWLAND, Christine Florence→
director · ~84y · appointed 2004-10-18 · resigned 2009-10-24
Resigned
STEVENS, Caroline Ann→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-01-08 · resigned 2002-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-07-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17