38 ASHLEY ROAD MONTPELIER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04579382 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-01
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-11-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-10-02
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    JOHNSON, Ian Paul resigned
    director
  17. 2006-04-19
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    MOODY, Peter resigned
    director
  18. 2005-11-18
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    JOHNSON, Ian Paul appointed
    director
  19. 2005-08-16
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    PEDERICK, Matthew appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-08-16
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    PEDERICK, Matthew appointed
    director
  21. 2005-08-16
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    GRIEVE, Malcolm resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-08-16
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    MOODY, Peter appointed
    director
  23. 2004-01-18
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    GRIEVE, Angelina resigned
    director
  24. 2004-01-18
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    GRIEVE, Malcolm resigned
    director
  25. 2002-11-06
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    GRIEVE, Malcolm appointed
    secretary
  26. 2002-11-06
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    ABC COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-11-06
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    GRIEVE, Angelina appointed
    director
  28. 2002-11-06
    ➕
    GRIEVE, Malcolm appointed
    director
  29. 2002-11-06
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    PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2002-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 38 ASHLEY ROAD MONTPELIER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  31. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    ABC COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-11-01
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    PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Pederick
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares13/11/2016

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
Incorporated2002-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

20 Wathen Road
St Andrews
Bristol
BS6 5BY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

PEDERICK, Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEDERICK, Matthew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRIEVE, Malcolm→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-06 · resigned 2005-08-16
Resigned
ABC COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2002-11-06
Resigned
GRIEVE, Angelina→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-11-06 · resigned 2004-01-18
Resigned
GRIEVE, Malcolm→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-11-06 · resigned 2004-01-18
Resigned
JOHNSON, Ian Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2005-11-18 · resigned 2009-10-02
Resigned
MOODY, Peter→
director · ~81y · appointed 2005-08-16 · resigned 2006-04-19
Resigned
PROFESSIONAL FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2002-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-08