32 CHATSWORTH ROAD LTD.

💤Zombieactive
04433247 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-08
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
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-17
    ➖
    EDWARDS, Megan resigned
    director
  6. 2022-08-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-05-01
    ➕
    OKAMOTO, Haruko, Dr appointed
    secretary
  8. 2022-05-01
    ➖
    DUFFIELD, George resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-05-01
    ➖
    OKAMOTO, Haruko, Dr resigned
    director
  10. 2022-05-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2022-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-05-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2022-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-10-18
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    TERRY, Matthew James, Dr appointed
    director
  16. 2021-10-18
    ➕
    OKAMOTO, Haruko, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2021-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-08-21
    ➖
    KNIGHT, Stephen Howard resigned
    director
  23. 2019-08-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2019-08-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  25. 2019-07-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  26. 2019-07-19
    ➕
    DUFFIELD, George appointed
    secretary
  27. 2019-07-19
    ➖
    KNIGHT, Kate resigned
    secretary
  28. 2019-07-19
    ➕
    EDWARDS, Megan appointed
    director
  29. 2003-08-29
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Kate appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-08-29
    ➖
    WOOD, Allessandra Giulia resigned
    secretary
  31. 2003-08-29
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Stephen Howard appointed
    director
  32. 2003-08-29
    ➖
    WOOD, Anthony Gilbert resigned
    director
  33. 2002-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 32 CHATSWORTH ROAD LTD.
  34. 2002-05-08
    ➕
    WOOD, Allessandra Giulia appointed
    secretary
  35. 2002-05-08
    ➕
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2002-05-08
    ➖
    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2002-05-08
    ➕
    WOOD, Anthony Gilbert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Incorporated2002-05-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

1 Owens Road
Winchester
SO22 6RU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

OKAMOTO, Haruko, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2022-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TERRY, Matthew James, Dr→
director · ~63y · appointed 2021-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUFFIELD, George→
secretary · appointed 2019-07-19 · resigned 2022-05-01
Resigned
KNIGHT, Kate→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2019-07-19
Resigned
WOOD, Allessandra Giulia→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-08 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-08 · resigned 2002-05-08
Resigned
EDWARDS, Megan→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-07-19 · resigned 2022-08-17
Resigned
KNIGHT, Stephen Howard→
director · ~71y · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2019-08-21
Resigned
OKAMOTO, Haruko, Dr→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-10-18 · resigned 2022-05-01
Resigned
WOOD, Anthony Gilbert→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-05-08 · resigned 2003-08-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-18