24 UPPERTON GARDENS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04161659 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-16

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

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

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-01-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
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PARR, Alexander Harry resigned
director
2023-09-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-03-09
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-02-16
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-09-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-04-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-03-01
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PARR, Alexander Harry appointed
director
2017-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2012-08-30
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SPINKS, Ashley Alan resigned
director
2007-09-11
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COLLISHAW, Joanna Kay appointed
director
2007-09-11
➖
MANSFIELD, Richard John resigned
director
2006-11-01
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LSH RESIDENTIAL COSEC LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-11-01
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ROSS, John Keith resigned
secretary
2002-11-15
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WORKMAN, John Frederick resigned
director
2001-05-25
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LYCETT, Justin Lee resigned
director
2001-05-25
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SPINKS, Ashley Alan appointed
director
2001-02-16
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Company incorporated
As 24 UPPERTON GARDENS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2001-02-16
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ROSS, John Keith appointed
secretary
2001-02-16
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-02-16
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-02-16
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LYCETT, Justin Lee appointed
director
2001-02-16
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MANSFIELD, Richard John appointed
director
2001-02-16
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WORKMAN, John Frederick appointed
director
2001-02-16
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-02-16
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COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2001-02-16
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-02-16
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COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

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 71 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 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-02-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

North Point

Stafford Drive, Battlefield Enterprise Park

Shrewsbury

Shropshire

SY1 3BF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-16

Last: 2026-01-02

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

LSH RESIDENTIAL COSEC LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COLLISHAW, Joanna Kay→

director · ~71y · appointed 2007-09-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ROSS, John Keith→

secretary · appointed 2001-02-16 · resigned 2006-11-01

Resigned

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-16 · resigned 2001-02-16

Resigned

LYCETT, Justin Lee→

director · ~55y · appointed 2001-02-16 · resigned 2001-05-25

Resigned

MANSFIELD, Richard John→

director · ~56y · appointed 2001-02-16 · resigned 2007-09-11

Resigned

PARR, Alexander Harry→

director · ~41y · appointed 2018-03-01 · resigned 2023-09-26

Resigned

SPINKS, Ashley Alan→

director · ~71y · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2012-08-30

Resigned

WORKMAN, John Frederick→

director · ~89y · appointed 2001-02-16 · resigned 2002-11-15

Resigned

COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-16 · resigned 2001-02-16

Resigned

COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-02-16 · resigned 2001-02-16

Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-01-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-09-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-02

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2025-01-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-09-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-06-28

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2023-03-14

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2023-03-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-16

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2023-02-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-09-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-16