CROSBY GRANGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04871769 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-19

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£425

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 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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 (67/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £425

Net assets shrinking

Down £163 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£425

↓ 28% YoY

Current Assets

£420

↓ 28% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£425	£588
Current assets	£420	£583
Net assets	£425	£588

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-07-13
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2025-06-28
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2024-05-20
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2023-05-25
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2022-05-27
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2021-05-28
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2020-05-23
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2019-05-16
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2018-05-27
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2017-05-26
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2016-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-08-20
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-25
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2014-08-21
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2014-05-20
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2011-01-17
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FITZSIMONS, Owen Patrick appointed
secretary
2011-01-17
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POYNER, Emma resigned
secretary
2007-03-23
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MCCREADIE, Katy Louise resigned
secretary
2007-03-23
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POYNER, Emma appointed
secretary
2003-08-19
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Company incorporated
As CROSBY GRANGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2003-08-19
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FITZSIMONS, Gillian Rosina appointed
director
2003-08-19
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MCCREADIE, Katy Louise appointed
secretary
2003-08-19
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-08-19
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-08-19
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-08-19
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

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

Incorporated2003-08-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Bantams End Crosby Grange

Crosby-On-Eden

Carlisle

Cumbria

CA6 4QZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-02

Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

FITZSIMONS, Owen Patrick→

secretary · appointed 2011-01-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FITZSIMONS, Gillian Rosina→

director · ~79y · appointed 2003-08-19

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Active

MCCREADIE, Katy Louise→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-19 · resigned 2007-03-23

Resigned

POYNER, Emma→

secretary · appointed 2007-03-23 · resigned 2011-01-17

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-08-19 · resigned 2003-08-19

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-19 · resigned 2003-08-19

Resigned

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