23 ROPERY STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04823447 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-07
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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 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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-20➕HOLMES, Simon Peter appointeddirector
- 2016-04-20➖PUNCHER, Simon resigneddirector
- 2016-04-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-04-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-06-01➕PUNCHER, Simon appointeddirector
- 2012-06-01➖TURNER, Joanna Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2003-08-06➖STEWARD, Nicholas resigneddirector
- 2003-08-06➕TURNER, Joanna Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2003-07-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 23 ROPERY STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2003-07-07➕ROMERO, Samantha appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-07➕THOMAS, Howard appointednominee-secretary
- 2003-07-07➖THOMAS, Howard resignednominee-secretary
- 2003-07-07➕STEWARD, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2003-07-07➕TESTER, William Andrew Joseph appointednominee-director
- 2003-07-07➖TESTER, William Andrew Joseph resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Simon Peter Holmes Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/04/2016 |
Ms Samantha Romero Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-07-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
23b Ropery Street
Bow
London
E3 4QE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-21
Last: 2025-07-07
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
HOLMES, Simon Peter→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Howard→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2003-07-07
PUNCHER, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2012-06-01 · resigned 2016-04-20
STEWARD, Nicholas→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2003-08-06
TESTER, William Andrew Joseph→
Resignednominee-director · ~64y · appointed 2003-07-07 · resigned 2003-07-07
TURNER, Joanna Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2003-08-06 · resigned 2012-06-01
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Recent filings (58 total)
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2026-03-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2025-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-06