18 NAPIER ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04429233 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-01
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
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year to May 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 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
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
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2024-02-05
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  4. 2023-02-02
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  5. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  6. 2021-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-01-26
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2016-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-02-02
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    COLLINS, Wayne Anton resigned
    director
  14. 2015-02-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-02-02
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-02-02
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-11-25
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    COLLINS, Wayne Anton appointed
    director
  18. 2008-11-21
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    PEARCE, Julie Margaret resigned
    director
  19. 2007-08-16
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    BOZIER, Christopher Michael appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-08-16
    ➖
    CHIEW, Angela Chan Loy resigned
    secretary
  21. 2005-02-25
    ➕
    CHIEW, Angela Chan Loy appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-02-25
    ➖
    TAYLOR WALTON SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2004-11-13
    ➖
    HOESSL, Norbert resigned
    director
  24. 2004-05-15
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    HOESSL, Norbert appointed
    director
  25. 2004-05-15
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Marie resigned
    director
  26. 2004-05-15
    ➖
    WEBB, Richard James resigned
    director
  27. 2003-10-15
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    BOZIER, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  28. 2003-04-23
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    NORRIS, Edmund Martin resigned
    director
  29. 2002-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 18 NAPIER ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
  30. 2002-05-01
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    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-05-01
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    TAYLOR WALTON SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    NORRIS, Edmund Martin appointed
    director
  34. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Marie appointed
    director
  35. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    PEARCE, Julie Margaret appointed
    director
  36. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    WEBB, Richard James appointed
    director
  37. 2002-05-01
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2002-05-01
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Michael Bozier
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2002-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Flat 2 18 Napier Road
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 1RF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

BOZIER, Christopher Michael→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOZIER, Christopher Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-10-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHIEW, Angela Chan Loy→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-25 · resigned 2007-08-16
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2002-05-01
Resigned
TAYLOR WALTON SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2005-02-25
Resigned
COLLINS, Wayne Anton→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-11-25 · resigned 2015-02-02
Resigned
HOESSL, Norbert→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-05-15 · resigned 2004-11-13
Resigned
NORRIS, Edmund Martin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2003-04-23
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Marie→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2004-05-15
Resigned
PEARCE, Julie Margaret→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2008-11-21
Resigned
WEBB, Richard James→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2004-05-15
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-01 · resigned 2002-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-02