4 EAST ALBERT ROAD MANAGEMENT CO. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05136454 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-24

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

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 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 (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

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-05-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-06
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MCKERNAN, Richard appointed
secretary
2019-06-06
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BIDDALL, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2019-06-06
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BIDDALL, Jennifer resigned
director
2019-06-06
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-06-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-06-06
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2019-06-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-06-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2013-04-15
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SMITH, Graham Paul appointed
director
2013-04-15
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CLOUSTON, Hamish William, Dr resigned
director
2006-10-17
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RISCHER, Janet Louise resigned
secretary
2006-10-17
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RISCHER, Janet Louise resigned
director
2006-10-17
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RISCHER, Stefan Forbes resigned
director
2006-10-16
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BIDDALL, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2006-10-16
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BIDDALL, Jennifer appointed
director
2006-10-16
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CLOUSTON, Hamish William, Dr appointed
director
2004-05-24
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Company incorporated
As 4 EAST ALBERT ROAD MANAGEMENT CO. LIMITED
2004-05-24
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RISCHER, Janet Louise appointed
secretary
2004-05-24
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-05-24
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SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-05-24
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RISCHER, Janet Louise appointed
director
2004-05-24
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RISCHER, Stefan Forbes appointed
director
2004-05-24
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-05-24
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WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Rhian Rees Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	01/04/2018
Mr Graham Paul Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	13/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Ms Jennifer Biddallceased 28/11/2018· significant influence
Mr Mark Beaumontceased 02/11/2018· significant influence

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

Incorporated2004-05-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Coniston House

Mossley Hill Drive

Liverpool

Merseyside

L17 0EW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-14

Last: 2025-05-31

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

MCKERNAN, Richard→

secretary · appointed 2019-06-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Graham Paul→

director · ~38y · appointed 2013-04-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BIDDALL, Jennifer→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2019-06-06

Resigned

RISCHER, Janet Louise→

secretary · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2006-10-17

Resigned

SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2004-05-24

Resigned

BIDDALL, Jennifer→

director · ~46y · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2019-06-06

Resigned

CLOUSTON, Hamish William, Dr→

director · ~45y · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2013-04-15

Resigned

RISCHER, Janet Louise→

director · ~63y · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2006-10-17

Resigned

RISCHER, Stefan Forbes→

director · ~65y · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2006-10-17

Resigned

WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2004-05-24

Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-03-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-30

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-03-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-11-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-12-21

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2021-08-11

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-05-13