55 BENNERLEY ROAD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04517689 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-22
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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: 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
65 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-15➖ARNISON, Anne-Marie resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-15➖ARNISON, Anne-Marie resigneddirector
- 2022-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-15📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-12-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2007-01-24➕ARNISON, Anne-Marie appointeddirector
- 2002-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 55 BENNERLEY ROAD LIMITED
- 2002-08-22➕GURDON, Mark Robert Brampton appointeddirector
- 2002-08-22➕ARNISON, Anne-Marie appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-22➕THOMAS, Howard appointednominee-secretary
- 2002-08-22➖THOMAS, Howard resignednominee-secretary
- 2002-08-22➕TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointednominee-director
- 2002-08-22➖TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mark Robert Brampton Gurdon Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 24/04/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mark Robert Brampton Gurdonceased 27/04/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Anne-Marie Arnisonceased 21/04/2023· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1 WARD STREET LTD→ 13221283 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 123 PROPERTY LIMITED→ 12856999 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 345 PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 15149610 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 43 UPPER PARK MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 04315704 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| 57 - 57A BOXALLS LANE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 08565139 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 58 DISRAELI ROAD LIMITED→ 12813200 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 62 PONT STREET (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 05619817 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 66 FORESTREET LTD→ 15543501 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 6HW LIMITED→ 13594316 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 7 PIGGIES LTD→ 13760986 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 75 ARTHUR ROAD LIMITED→ 16693484 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 75 BRONDESBURY VILLAS LIMITED→ 04114866 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Sadlers Vicarage Lane
Send
Woking
GU23 7JN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
GURDON, Mark Robert Brampton→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2002-08-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARNISON, Anne-Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2022-12-15
THOMAS, Howard→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2002-08-22
ARNISON, Anne-Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2007-01-24 · resigned 2022-12-15
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
Resignednominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2002-08-22 · resigned 2002-08-22
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06