104 BELGRAVE ROAD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04027952 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
- · Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
- · Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "zombie"
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 2 negative signals vs 0 positive.
- ↓Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
- ·Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£6
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (79/100)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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 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.
See pricing →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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6
~ YoY
Current Assets
£6
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6 | £6 |
| Current assets | £6 | £6 |
| Net assets | £6 | £6 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-21➖WARD, Christopher Michael Hanslip resigneddirector
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2021-11-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-11-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-10-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-07-10➖WARD, Christopher Michael Hanslip resignedsecretary
- 2021-07-10➖MAY YIN CHU, Elvina resigneddirector
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-30➖GRAY, Ashley resigneddirector
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-29➖ROWE, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2004-07-05➕ROWE, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2003-05-30➕GRAY, Ashley appointeddirector
- 2003-05-29➕MAGAT, Cynthia Marie appointeddirector
- 2003-05-29➖CARSON, Rosemary Charlotte Frances Jane resigneddirector
- 2003-05-29➖HAINES, Nicola resigneddirector
- 2003-05-29➖HAINES, Samantha resigneddirector
- 2001-01-17➕HAINES, Samantha appointeddirector
- 2000-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 104 BELGRAVE ROAD LIMITED
- 2000-07-06➕WARD, Christopher Michael Hanslip appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-06➕L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-07-06➖L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-07-06➕CARSON, Rosemary Charlotte Frances Jane appointeddirector
- 2000-07-06➕HAINES, Nicola appointeddirector
- 2000-07-06➕MAY YIN CHU, Elvina appointeddirector
- 2000-07-06➕WARD, Christopher Michael Hanslip appointeddirector
- 2000-07-06➕L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-07-06➖L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-07-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
3 Slaters Court
Princess Street
Knutsford
WA16 6BW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-06
Last: 2026-06-22
Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)
MAGAT, Cynthia Marie→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2003-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARD, Christopher Michael Hanslip→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2021-07-10
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2000-07-06
CARSON, Rosemary Charlotte Frances Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2003-05-29
GRAY, Ashley→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2003-05-30 · resigned 2019-06-30
HAINES, Nicola→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2003-05-29
HAINES, Samantha→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2001-01-17 · resigned 2003-05-29
MAY YIN CHU, Elvina→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2021-07-10
ROWE, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2004-07-05 · resigned 2009-05-29
WARD, Christopher Michael Hanslip→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2026-06-21
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-07-06 · resigned 2000-07-06
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Recent filings (83 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2021-12-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-25