71-77 SAFFRON PARK LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04044184 · ltd · incorporated 2000-07-31
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, 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 (68/100)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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-22➖HAYES, Raymond Charles Svend O'Connell resignedsecretary
- 2024-03-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2019-07-31📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-06➕MURCH, Benjamin Charles appointeddirector
- 2017-04-06➖APPLEBY, Kenneth Albert resigneddirector
- 2017-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-04-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-08-21➖BOARD, Deborah Mary resigneddirector
- 2015-07-07➖MARLEY, Laurence Arthur resigneddirector
- 2005-01-26➕BOARD, Deborah Mary appointeddirector
- 2005-01-26➕MARLEY, Laurence Arthur appointeddirector
- 2000-07-31🏢Company incorporatedAs 71-77 SAFFRON PARK LIMITED
- 2000-07-31➕HAYES, Raymond Charles Svend O'Connell appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-31➕CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-07-31➖CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-07-31➕APPLEBY, Kenneth Albert appointeddirector
- 2000-07-31➕CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2000-07-31➖CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
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.
- 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
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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
20 Fore Street
Kingsbridge
Devon
TQ7 1NZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
MURCH, Benjamin Charles→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAYES, Raymond Charles Svend O'Connell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-31 · resigned 2024-03-22
CENTRAL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-07-31 · resigned 2000-07-31
APPLEBY, Kenneth Albert→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2000-07-31 · resigned 2017-04-06
BOARD, Deborah Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2005-01-26 · resigned 2015-08-21
MARLEY, Laurence Arthur→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · appointed 2005-01-26 · resigned 2015-07-07
CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2000-07-31 · resigned 2000-07-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (73 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-31