66 ELSHAM ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04195141 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-05
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-11-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-11-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-11-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  8. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-12
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2021-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-09-19
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    YEHIA, Ross resigned
    director
  18. 2005-06-13
    ➖
    OSWALD, Geoffrey Donald resigned
    director
  19. 2005-06-13
    ➖
    WILLS SANDFORD, Katherine resigned
    director
  20. 2005-06-13
    ➕
    YEHIA, Ross appointed
    director
  21. 2005-02-22
    ➖
    CUNLIFFE, Simon Michael resigned
    director
  22. 2002-04-01
    ➕
    OSWALD, Geoffrey Donald appointed
    director
  23. 2001-06-04
    ➕
    MANBY, Susan Colet appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-06-04
    ➖
    RETANDER SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2001-05-30
    ➕
    CUNLIFFE, Simon Michael appointed
    director
  26. 2001-05-30
    ➕
    WILLS SANDFORD, Katherine appointed
    director
  27. 2001-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 66 ELSHAM ROAD LIMITED
  28. 2001-04-05
    ➕
    MANBY, Susan Colet appointed
    director
  29. 2001-04-05
    ➕
    RETANDER SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Susan Colet Manby
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/04/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

11 Greenleaf House
Darkes Lane
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 1AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MANBY, Susan Colet→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANBY, Susan Colet→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RETANDER SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-04-05 · resigned 2001-06-04
Resigned
CUNLIFFE, Simon Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-05-30 · resigned 2005-02-22
Resigned
OSWALD, Geoffrey Donald→
director · ~86y · appointed 2002-04-01 · resigned 2005-06-13
Resigned
WILLS SANDFORD, Katherine→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-05-30 · resigned 2005-06-13
Resigned
YEHIA, Ross→
director · ~45y · appointed 2005-06-13 · resigned 2008-09-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-12