44 FORE STREET LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04550029 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2002-10-01
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
15 officers (1 active, 15 linked, 11 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees1100

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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  2. 2025-11-03
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-20
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    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-10-17
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    KLEINMAN, Ricky Lee appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-17
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    SCOTT, Mary resigned
    director
  6. 2025-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-27
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  9. 2023-03-08
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  10. 2022-03-22
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  11. 2021-07-23
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  12. 2020-06-25
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  13. 2019-04-04
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  14. 2017-12-14
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  15. 2017-03-16
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  16. 2016-10-03
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-09-23
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    MAGEE, Sally Ann resigned
    director
  18. 2016-02-24
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2015-01-15
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    CRAMOND, Philip resigned
    director
  20. 2012-01-15
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    CRAMOND, Philip appointed
    director
  21. 2011-11-30
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    DARVELL, Susan Carol Ann resigned
    director
  22. 2008-11-03
    ➖
    MAGEE, Sally Ann resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-09-20
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    MORGAN, Dean resigned
    director
  24. 2005-09-17
    ➕
    SCOTT, Mary appointed
    director
  25. 2004-08-21
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    DARVELL, Susan Carol Ann appointed
    director
  26. 2004-07-16
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    MAGEE, Sally Ann appointed
    secretary
  27. 2004-07-16
    ➖
    WARNER, Barbara Eileen resigned
    secretary
  28. 2004-07-16
    ➖
    WARNER, Barbara Eileen resigned
    director
  29. 2004-04-27
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    COLQUHOUN, Jeanette resigned
    director
  30. 2004-04-27
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    COOMBS, Jonathan Courtenay resigned
    director
  31. 2004-04-27
    ➕
    MAGEE, Sally Ann appointed
    director
  32. 2003-11-04
    ➕
    WARNER, Barbara Eileen appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-04-25
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    TUPPEN, John resigned
    secretary
  34. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    COLQUHOUN, Jeanette appointed
    director
  35. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    COOMBS, Jonathan Courtenay appointed
    director
  36. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    MORGAN, Dean appointed
    director
  37. 2003-04-25
    ➖
    TUPPEN, Catherine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  38. 2003-04-25
    ➖
    TUPPEN, John resigned
    director
  39. 2003-04-25
    ➕
    WARNER, Barbara Eileen appointed
    director
  40. 2002-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 44 FORE STREET LIMITED
  41. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    TUPPEN, John appointed
    secretary
  42. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2002-10-01
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 2002-10-01
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    TUPPEN, Catherine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  45. 2002-10-01
    ➕
    TUPPEN, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2002-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

50 Fore Street
Seaton
Devon
EX12 2AD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 14 resigned)

KLEINMAN, Ricky Lee→
director · ~30y · appointed 2025-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAGEE, Sally Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-16 · resigned 2008-11-03
Resigned
TUPPEN, John→
secretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2003-04-25
Resigned
WARNER, Barbara Eileen→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-04 · resigned 2004-07-16
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2002-10-01
Resigned
COLQUHOUN, Jeanette→
director · ~87y · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2004-04-27
Resigned
COOMBS, Jonathan Courtenay→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2004-04-27
Resigned
CRAMOND, Philip→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-01-15 · resigned 2015-01-15
Resigned
DARVELL, Susan Carol Ann→
director · ~77y · appointed 2004-08-21 · resigned 2011-11-30
Resigned
MAGEE, Sally Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2016-09-23
Resigned
MORGAN, Dean→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2005-09-20
Resigned
SCOTT, Mary→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-09-17 · resigned 2025-10-17
Resigned
TUPPEN, Catherine Elizabeth→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2003-04-25
Resigned
TUPPEN, John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-10-01 · resigned 2003-04-25
Resigned
WARNER, Barbara Eileen→
director · ~77y · appointed 2003-04-25 · resigned 2004-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2026-02-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
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2024-10-11
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2024-03-27
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2023-10-12
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accounts · AA
2023-03-08
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
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2022-03-22
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2021-10-07
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2021-07-23
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