14 MEATH STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04170396 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-01

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

98000Residents property management

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 2 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 (1 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-01
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2023-12-13
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accounts · AA
2022-12-29
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2021-12-21
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accounts · AA
2020-12-20
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accounts · AA
2019-12-22
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accounts · AA
2018-12-23
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accounts · AA
2017-12-09
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accounts · AA
2016-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-03-19
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-12-28
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accounts · AA
2015-03-29
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-03-17
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annual-return · AR01
2012-11-02
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MURCH, Joanne appointed
director
2012-11-02
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BUCKLE, David resigned
director
2010-09-21
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COLSTON, Sally resigned
secretary
2010-09-21
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COLSTON, Sally resigned
director
2007-05-29
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BUCKLE, David appointed
director
2007-05-29
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VAN WYK, Peter resigned
director
2004-04-01
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COLSTON, Sally appointed
secretary
2004-03-31
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VAN WYK, Peter resigned
secretary
2002-09-09
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HAMPTON, Piers William resigned
secretary
2002-09-09
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VAN WYK, Peter appointed
secretary
2002-09-09
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HAMPTON, Piers William resigned
director
2002-09-09
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SWAIN, Neil Joseph resigned
director
2002-09-09
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VAN WYK, Peter appointed
director
2001-03-01
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Company incorporated
As 14 MEATH STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2001-03-01
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HAMPTON, Piers William appointed
secretary
2001-03-01
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-03-01
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-03-01
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COLSTON, Sally appointed
director
2001-03-01
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HAMPTON, Piers William appointed
director
2001-03-01
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SWAIN, Neil Joseph appointed
director
2001-03-01
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-03-01
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

Incorporated2001-03-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

14a Meath Street

London

SW11 4JA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-15

Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

MURCH, Joanne→

director · ~54y · appointed 2012-11-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COLSTON, Sally→

secretary · appointed 2004-04-01 · resigned 2010-09-21

Resigned

HAMPTON, Piers William→

secretary · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2002-09-09

Resigned

VAN WYK, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2002-09-09 · resigned 2004-03-31

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2001-03-01

Resigned

BUCKLE, David→

director · ~54y · appointed 2007-05-29 · resigned 2012-11-02

Resigned

COLSTON, Sally→

director · ~63y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2010-09-21

Resigned

HAMPTON, Piers William→

director · ~52y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2002-09-09

Resigned

SWAIN, Neil Joseph→

director · ~52y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2002-09-09

Resigned

VAN WYK, Peter→

director · ~55y · appointed 2002-09-09 · resigned 2007-05-29

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2001-03-01

Resigned

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