190 MELLISON ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04352276 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-14
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 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (67/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-08-09
    ➖
    DANIELS, Neil Philip resigned
    director
  7. 2023-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-29
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    HOPKINS, John Robert resigned
    director
  10. 2021-11-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-11-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-11-24
    ➕
    DANIELS, Neil Philip appointed
    director
  13. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-08-14
    ➕
    BLOCK MANAGEMENT UK LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2014-08-14
    ➖
    PROBYN, Edmund Martyn resigned
    secretary
  21. 2014-07-15
    ➖
    PAVILION LONDON PLC resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2014-07-15
    ➖
    PAVILION LONDON PLC resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2010-09-16
    ➖
    DALTON, Rupert Jonathan Favager resigned
    director
  24. 2010-09-16
    ➕
    HOPKINS, John Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2004-03-18
    ➕
    PROBYN, Edmund Martyn appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-12-10
    ➕
    THOMAS, Emma appointed
    director
  27. 2002-12-10
    ➕
    DALTON, Rupert Jonathan Favager appointed
    director
  28. 2002-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 190 MELLISON ROAD LIMITED
  29. 2002-01-14
    ➕
    PAVILION LONDON PLC appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2002-01-14
    ➕
    STL SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-01-14
    ➖
    STL SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-01-14
    ➕
    PAVILION LONDON PLC appointed
    corporate-director
  33. 2002-01-14
    ➕
    STL DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-01-14
    ➖
    STL DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Incorporated2002-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

C/0 Blockmanagement Uk
5 Stour Valley Business Centre Brundon Lane
Sudbury
Suffolk
CO10 7GB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

BLOCK MANAGEMENT UK LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-08-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Emma→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PROBYN, Edmund Martyn→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2014-08-14
Resigned
PAVILION LONDON PLC→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2014-07-15
Resigned
STL SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2002-01-14
Resigned
DALTON, Rupert Jonathan Favager→
director · ~48y · appointed 2002-12-10 · resigned 2010-09-16
Resigned
DANIELS, Neil Philip→
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-11-24 · resigned 2023-08-09
Resigned
HOPKINS, John Robert→
director · ~42y · appointed 2010-09-16 · resigned 2021-11-29
Resigned
PAVILION LONDON PLC→
corporate-director · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2014-07-15
Resigned
STL DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2002-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-01