16 NORMANTON FREEHOLD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04348254 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-07
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 Jan 2025
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 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (76/100)

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
15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 6 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
98 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.

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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2025-08-25
    ➕
    WATERHOUSE, Emma appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-08-25
    ➖
    LAZARIS, Joanna resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-08-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2025-08-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-08-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-08-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-08-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-08-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2019-09-13
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  19. 2019-09-09
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  20. 2019-09-09
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  21. 2019-08-20
    ➕
    LAZARIS, Joanna appointed
    secretary
  22. 2019-07-25
    ➖
    KITCHING, Mark Ian resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-08-19
    ➕
    KITCHING, Mark Ian appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-08-19
    ➖
    WHEELER, Lucy Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-10-01
    ➖
    NELSON, Christopher David John resigned
    secretary
  26. 2008-09-16
    ➖
    SUGGETT, Rebecca Elizabeth resigned
    director
  27. 2007-09-17
    ➕
    WHEELER, Lucy Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-10-27
    ➖
    ETHERIDGE, Gemma resigned
    director
  29. 2006-10-09
    ➕
    TRACY, Brian appointed
    director
  30. 2004-12-31
    ➕
    NELSON, Christopher David John appointed
    secretary
  31. 2004-12-31
    ➖
    SIMMONS, Marie resigned
    secretary
  32. 2004-05-19
    ➕
    ETHERIDGE, Gemma appointed
    director
  33. 2004-03-29
    ➖
    FINN, Josephine Margaret resigned
    director
  34. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    SUGGETT, Rebecca Elizabeth appointed
    director
  35. 2003-12-15
    ➕
    SIMMONS, Marie appointed
    secretary
  36. 2003-12-15
    ➖
    WIDLEY, John resigned
    secretary
  37. 2003-01-06
    ➖
    HUGGETT, Julie Anne resigned
    secretary
  38. 2003-01-06
    ➕
    WIDLEY, John appointed
    secretary
  39. 2002-01-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 16 NORMANTON FREEHOLD LIMITED
  40. 2002-01-07
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    nominee-secretary
  41. 2002-01-07
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    nominee-secretary
  42. 2002-01-07
    ➕
    HUGGETT, Julie Anne appointed
    secretary
  43. 2002-01-07
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel John appointed
    director
  44. 2002-01-07
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel John resigned
    director
  45. 2002-01-07
    ➕
    DWYER, Daniel James appointed
    nominee-director
  46. 2002-01-07
    ➖
    DWYER, Daniel James resigned
    nominee-director
  47. 2002-01-07
    ➕
    FINN, Josephine Margaret appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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
Incorporated2002-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Emma Waterhouse, 16 Normanton Road Croydon
Normanton Road
South Croydon
CR2 7AR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

WATERHOUSE, Emma→
secretary · appointed 2025-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRACY, Brian→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-10-09
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Active
DWYER, Daniel John→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-07 · resigned 2002-01-07
Resigned
HUGGETT, Julie Anne→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-07 · resigned 2003-01-06
Resigned
KITCHING, Mark Ian→
secretary · appointed 2012-08-19 · resigned 2019-07-25
Resigned
LAZARIS, Joanna→
secretary · appointed 2019-08-20 · resigned 2025-08-25
Resigned
NELSON, Christopher David John→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-31 · resigned 2008-10-01
Resigned
SIMMONS, Marie→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-15 · resigned 2004-12-31
Resigned
WHEELER, Lucy Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2012-08-19
Resigned
WIDLEY, John→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-06 · resigned 2003-12-15
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel John→
director · ~85y · appointed 2002-01-07 · resigned 2002-01-07
Resigned
DWYER, Daniel James→
nominee-director · ~51y · appointed 2002-01-07 · resigned 2002-01-07
Resigned
ETHERIDGE, Gemma→
director · ~44y · appointed 2004-05-19 · resigned 2006-10-27
Resigned
FINN, Josephine Margaret→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-01-07 · resigned 2004-03-29
Resigned
SUGGETT, Rebecca Elizabeth→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-03-29 · resigned 2008-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-09-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-19