37 THORNHILL GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05249162 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-04
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
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (69/100)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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 |
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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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-09➕BELL, Susan appointeddirector
- 2024-04-09➖BELL, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25➕BELL, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2019-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-07-12➖BOHILL, Dorothy resigneddirector
- 2019-07-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-24➖LEAR, Robert resignedsecretary
- 2014-07-24➖LEAR, Robert resigneddirector
- 2010-10-23➕BOHILL, Dorothy appointeddirector
- 2010-10-22➖DAVIES, Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2004-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 37 THORNHILL GARDENS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2004-10-04➕DAVIES, Margaret Michelle appointednominee-secretary
- 2004-10-04➖DAVIES, Margaret Michelle resignednominee-secretary
- 2004-10-04➕LEAR, Robert appointedsecretary
- 2004-10-04➕DAVIES, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2004-10-04➕LEAR, Robert appointeddirector
- 2004-10-04➕PIKE, Pamela appointednominee-director
- 2004-10-04➖PIKE, Pamela resignednominee-director
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
37 Thornhill Gardens
Sunderland
SR2 7LE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
Active
DAVIES, Margaret Michelle→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-04 · resigned 2004-10-04
LEAR, Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-10-04 · resigned 2014-07-24
BELL, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2019-09-25 · resigned 2024-04-09
BOHILL, Dorothy→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2010-10-23 · resigned 2019-07-12
DAVIES, Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2004-10-04 · resigned 2010-10-22
LEAR, Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-10-04 · resigned 2014-07-24
PIKE, Pamela→
Resignednominee-director · ~77y · appointed 2004-10-04 · resigned 2004-10-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (58 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-25