27/29 SLOANE GARDENS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04934793 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-16

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 2024

Net worth

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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 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

61 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

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.

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-07-18
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2024-07-17
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2023-07-24
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2022-10-18
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2021-07-29
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2020-10-31
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2019-05-02
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2018-07-06
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accounts · AA
2017-07-20
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accounts · AA
2017-06-27
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address · AD01
2016-03-15
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officers · AP03
2016-03-14
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BAARS, Adriaan Willem appointed
secretary
2016-03-14
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annual-return · AR01
2016-02-22
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accounts · AA
2015-11-10
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annual-return · AR01
2015-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-05-22
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GAMBINI, Simona resigned
director
2011-12-16
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GAMBINI, Simona appointed
director
2010-11-04
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BAARS, Adriaan Willem resigned
secretary
2009-04-07
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BAARS, Adriaan Willem appointed
secretary
2009-04-07
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ROMA, Antonio resigned
secretary
2007-01-10
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ROMA, Stefano resigned
director
2003-10-16
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Company incorporated
As 27/29 SLOANE GARDENS LIMITED
2003-10-16
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ROMA, Antonio appointed
director
2003-10-16
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ROMA, Antonio appointed
secretary
2003-10-16
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-10-16
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-10-16
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ROMA, Stefano appointed
director
2003-10-16
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-10-16
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Antonio Roma Individual · Italian · DOB 01/1962 · age 64	75–100%	—	75-100% 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-10-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Terrick House Terrick Terrick House

Terrick

Aylesbury

Bucks

HP22 5XP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-28

Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BAARS, Adriaan Willem→

secretary · appointed 2016-03-14

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Active

ROMA, Antonio→

director · ~64y · appointed 2003-10-16

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Active

BAARS, Adriaan Willem→

secretary · appointed 2009-04-07 · resigned 2010-11-04

Resigned

ROMA, Antonio→

secretary · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2009-04-07

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2003-10-16

Resigned

GAMBINI, Simona→

director · ~53y · appointed 2011-12-16 · resigned 2014-05-22

Resigned

ROMA, Stefano→

director · ~63y · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2007-01-10

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2003-10-16

Resigned

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