ROCK ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04423718 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-24
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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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
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
95 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
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-28
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  3. 2024-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-13
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2018-03-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-02
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  12. 2016-05-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-03-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-05-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-05-27
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    address · AD04
  16. 2013-02-25
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    JONES, William Quentin appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-03-09
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    SILVESTER, Robert Peter, Mr. resigned
    director
  18. 2009-05-01
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    LAURENCE, Mark Aubrey Seymour resigned
    director
  19. 2007-09-30
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    GREENWOOD, Patrick John Aberneithy appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-09-30
    ➖
    BAMFORD, Patrick Martyn resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-08-31
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    BIRCH, Michael Phillip resigned
    director
  22. 2004-04-20
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    BAMFORD, Patrick Martyn appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-04-20
    ➕
    BIRCH, Michael Phillip appointed
    director
  24. 2004-04-20
    ➕
    LAURENCE, Mark Aubrey Seymour appointed
    director
  25. 2004-04-04
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    GREENWOOD, Patrick John Aberneithy resigned
    secretary
  26. 2004-04-04
    ➖
    GREENWOOD, Patrick John Aberneithy resigned
    director
  27. 2002-05-29
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    SMEE, Roger Guy appointed
    director
  28. 2002-05-29
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, Patrick John Aberneithy appointed
    secretary
  29. 2002-05-29
    ➖
    HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-05-29
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, Patrick John Aberneithy appointed
    director
  31. 2002-05-29
    ➕
    SILVESTER, Robert Peter, Mr. appointed
    director
  32. 2002-05-29
    ➖
    HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2002-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ROCK ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  34. 2002-04-24
    ➕
    HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2002-04-24
    ➕
    HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 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 24 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.)

Group structure

Rock Co. Capital Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Rock Co. Capital Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ROCK ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 04423718

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rock Co. Capital Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Chisbridge Farm Chisbridge Lane
Frieth Road
Marlow
Buckinghamshire
SL7 2HS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)

GREENWOOD, Patrick John Aberneithy→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, William Quentin→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMEE, Roger Guy→
director · ~78y · appointed 2002-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAMFORD, Patrick Martyn→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-20 · resigned 2007-09-30
Resigned
GREENWOOD, Patrick John Aberneithy→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2004-04-04
Resigned
HACKWOOD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-24 · resigned 2002-05-29
Resigned
BIRCH, Michael Phillip→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-04-20 · resigned 2005-08-31
Resigned
GREENWOOD, Patrick John Aberneithy→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2004-04-04
Resigned
LAURENCE, Mark Aubrey Seymour→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-04-20 · resigned 2009-05-01
Resigned
SILVESTER, Robert Peter, Mr.→
director · ~56y · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2010-03-09
Resigned
HACKWOOD DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-24 · resigned 2002-05-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-02