DUNSTABLE ROAD (LUTON) MANAGEMENT CO LTD

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05006941 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£18
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 77/100 (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 (73/100).

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, 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £18

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£18
~ YoY
Current Assets
£18
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4£7£11£14£18Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£18£18
Current assets£18£18
Net assets£18£18

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-09-30
    ➖
    B-HIVE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2025-04-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-02-07
    ➕
    PRICE, Adrian appointed
    director
  8. 2025-02-07
    ➖
    CONWAY, Ben resigned
    director
  9. 2025-02-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-02-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-05-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-11-17
    ➕
    CONWAY, Ben appointed
    director
  14. 2023-11-17
    ➖
    POWELL, Christine resigned
    director
  15. 2023-11-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2023-10-25
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  17. 2023-10-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-10-15
    ➕
    B-HIVE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2023-05-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2023-01-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2022-09-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-01-08
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  24. 2021-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-01-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2019-11-04
    ➖
    JANES, Stephen Rodney resigned
    secretary
  27. 2019-08-29
    ➖
    JANES, Stephen Rodney resigned
    director
  28. 2019-08-29
    ➕
    POWELL, Christine appointed
    director
  29. 2015-01-01
    ➕
    JANES, Stephen Rodney appointed
    director
  30. 2014-12-10
    ➖
    BRIGGINSHAW, Kevin Alan resigned
    director
  31. 2004-01-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DUNSTABLE ROAD (LUTON) MANAGEMENT CO LTD
  32. 2004-01-06
    ➕
    JANES, Stephen Rodney appointed
    secretary
  33. 2004-01-06
    ➕
    BRIGGINSHAW, Kevin Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Adrian Parnaby Price
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/10/2019

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
Incorporated2004-01-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Box 123, Pera Nottingham Road
Melton Mowbray
Leics
LE13 0PB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

PRICE, Adrian→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-02-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JANES, Stephen Rodney→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-06 · resigned 2019-11-04
Resigned
B-HIVE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-10-15 · resigned 2025-09-30
Resigned
BRIGGINSHAW, Kevin Alan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-01-06 · resigned 2014-12-10
Resigned
CONWAY, Ben→
director · ~67y · appointed 2023-11-17 · resigned 2025-02-07
Resigned
JANES, Stephen Rodney→
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2019-08-29
Resigned
POWELL, Christine→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-08-29 · resigned 2023-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-17
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-10-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-25