20 DURRANT ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04226932 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-01

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

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

£293

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

67 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £293

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£293

~ YoY

Current Assets

£421

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£293	£293
Current assets	£421	£421
Net assets	£293	£293

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 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-04-13
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2022-09-20
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2021-09-28
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2020-12-21
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2019-09-29
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2018-11-20
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2017-08-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2016-10-31
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2016-07-29
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2007-02-01
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COX, Kym resigned
secretary
2007-02-01
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COX, Kym resigned
director
2001-06-01
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Company incorporated
As 20 DURRANT ROAD LIMITED
2001-06-01
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COX, Geoffrey David appointed
director
2001-06-01
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COX, Kym appointed
secretary
2001-06-01
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-06-01
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-06-01
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COX, Kym appointed
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Geoffrey David Cox Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/05/2016

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

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1008 PROPERTY LTD→ 10869542 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
125 PROPERTIES LTD→ 12566762 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
130 TAUNTON ROAD LIMITED→ 12716244 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
1633 ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ 14094848 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
17 AND 18 RICHMOND ROAD EXETER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 03109420 · est 1995 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	30y	—	—
19 VPR LIMITED→ 08575331 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—
2 BRYANTWOOD ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 07313242 · est 2010 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	15y	—	—
2 QUEEN ANNES HIGH STREET (BIDEFORD) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05962980 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
201 PROPERTIES LTD→ 12563274 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
21 LUSHINGTON ROAD LIMITED→ 11104556 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
21 PENNSYLVANIA ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 08921903 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2001-06-01

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

The Administration Office

11 Plantation Terrace

Dawlish

Devon

EX7 9DS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-15

Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

COX, Geoffrey David→

director · ~70y · appointed 2001-06-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COX, Kym→

secretary · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2007-02-01

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2001-06-01

Resigned

COX, Kym→

director · ~68y · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2007-02-01

Resigned

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