1 PROSPECT ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05090469 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-03-31

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 Mar 2026

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 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	2026-03-31	2025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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2025-04-01
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2024-04-03
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2023-04-26
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2022-04-29
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2022-01-24
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2021-04-05
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2019-04-11
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2018-12-19
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2017-04-06
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2016-04-13
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2016-04-13
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2016-01-18
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2015-04-20
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2015-04-20
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2009-05-05
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ROBINS, Paul Anthony resigned
secretary
2004-03-31
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Company incorporated
As 1 PROSPECT ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2004-03-31
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RICHARDSON, Brandon George Derek appointed
director
2004-03-31
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ROBINS, Paul Anthony appointed
secretary
2004-03-31
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2004-03-31
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2004-03-31
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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2004-03-31
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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2004-03-31
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
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2004-03-31
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

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 65. 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Brandon George Derek Richardson Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	31/03/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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1 MOVE AHEAD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→ 16977350 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1008 PROPERTY LTD→ 10869542 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
125 PROPERTIES LTD→ 12566762 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
130 TAUNTON ROAD LIMITED→ 12716244 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
14 BARTON VILLAS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 13202230 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
1633 ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ 14094848 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
17 AND 18 RICHMOND ROAD EXETER MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 03109420 · est 1995 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	30y	—	—
18 THE AVENUE (TIVERTON) MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 06299965 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	—	—
18-25 PROPERTIES LTD→ 13702937 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
18LM LTD→ 14842367 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
19 VPR LIMITED→ 08575331 · est 2013 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	12y	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2004-03-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Fernham Farm Brayford

Barnstaple

Devon

EX32 7QQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-29

Last: 2026-03-15

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

RICHARDSON, Brandon George Derek→

director · ~65y · appointed 2004-03-31

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Active

ROBINS, Paul Anthony→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2009-05-05

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2004-03-31

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2004-03-31

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-31 · resigned 2004-03-31

Resigned

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