45 GLOUCESTER ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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05226007 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-09-08
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 Sept 2023
Net worth
£0
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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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 (64/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-09-30
Total assets£0
Net assets£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2022-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-08-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-17
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  11. 2018-11-13
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  12. 2018-08-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2018-04-25
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    address · AD01
  14. 2017-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-12
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-10-23
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    PRITCHETT, Bruce Edward resigned
    director
  17. 2004-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 45 GLOUCESTER ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  18. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    PRITCHETT, Denise Jane appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    PRITCHETT, Denise Jane appointed
    director
  20. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2004-09-08
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    PRITCHETT, Bruce Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2004-09-08
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2004-09-08
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-09-08
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-09-08
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 66. 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2004-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Cambria
The Reddings
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 6RL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

PRITCHETT, Denise Jane→
secretary · appointed 2004-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRITCHETT, Denise Jane→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2004-09-08
Resigned
PRITCHETT, Bruce Edward→
director · ~69y · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2015-10-23
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2004-09-08
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-08 · resigned 2004-09-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09