40 GRANADA ROAD MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04501957 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-02
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4
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 (61/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-24
Total assets£4
Net assets£4

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-30
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    HUNTER, Linda Jane resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-01-30
    ➖
    FARR, Claire resigned
    director
  12. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-03-11
    ➕
    FARR, Claire appointed
    director
  19. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    HUNTER, Linda Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2012-12-03
    ➖
    KAREH, Nadia resigned
    director
  21. 2012-02-06
    ➖
    CHAPPELOW, Debra Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-10-11
    ➕
    COURTNEIDGE, Sarah Marie appointed
    director
  23. 2010-10-11
    ➕
    CHAPPELOW, Debra Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-10-10
    ➖
    COURTNEIDGE, Sarah Marie resigned
    secretary
  25. 2010-09-30
    ➖
    DAVEY, Barry resigned
    director
  26. 2010-09-30
    ➕
    KAREH, Nadia appointed
    director
  27. 2008-08-01
    ➖
    COLEGATE, Philip John resigned
    secretary
  28. 2006-06-29
    ➕
    COURTNEIDGE, Sarah Marie appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-05-01
    ➖
    COLEGATE, Philip John resigned
    director
  30. 2005-05-01
    ➖
    CORNELL, Douglas Michael resigned
    director
  31. 2005-05-01
    ➕
    DAVEY, Barry appointed
    director
  32. 2002-08-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 40 GRANADA ROAD MANAGEMENT CO LIMITED
  33. 2002-08-02
    ➕
    COLEGATE, Philip John appointed
    secretary
  34. 2002-08-02
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2002-08-02
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2002-08-02
    ➕
    COLEGATE, Philip John appointed
    director
  37. 2002-08-02
    ➕
    CORNELL, Douglas Michael appointed
    director
  38. 2002-08-02
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2002-08-02
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

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 16 years.
  • 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
Incorporated2002-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

40 Granada Road
Southsea
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO4 0RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last made up to: 2025-03-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

COURTNEIDGE, Sarah Marie→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-10-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPPELOW, Debra Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-11 · resigned 2012-02-06
Resigned
COLEGATE, Philip John→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2008-08-01
Resigned
COURTNEIDGE, Sarah Marie→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-29 · resigned 2010-10-10
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2002-08-02
Resigned
COLEGATE, Philip John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2005-05-01
Resigned
CORNELL, Douglas Michael→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2005-05-01
Resigned
DAVEY, Barry→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-05-01 · resigned 2010-09-30
Resigned
FARR, Claire→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-03-11 · resigned 2020-01-30
Resigned
HUNTER, Linda Jane→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-02-01 · resigned 2026-04-30
Resigned
KAREH, Nadia→
director · ~50y · appointed 2010-09-30 · resigned 2012-12-03
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-02 · resigned 2002-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-05