13 RICHMOND WAY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05349331 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-01
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-03
    ➖
    MURRAY, Kathleen resigned
    director
  9. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-02-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-10-18
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    O'HORA SWORDS, Helen Maria appointed
    director
  17. 2007-10-18
    ➕
    MURRAY, Kathleen appointed
    director
  18. 2007-10-18
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    O'HORA, John resigned
    director
  19. 2005-02-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 13 RICHMOND WAY LIMITED
  20. 2005-02-01
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    O'HORA SWORDS, Helen Maria appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-02-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-02-01
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-02-01
    ➕
    O'HORA, John appointed
    director
  24. 2005-02-01
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-02-01
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Helen Maria Swords
Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63
—25–50%board control25-50% voting · board control01/02/2017

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
Incorporated2005-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

71 Cresswell Road
Chesham
Buckinghamshire
HP5 1TA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

O'HORA SWORDS, Helen Maria→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'HORA SWORDS, Helen Maria→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2005-02-01
Resigned
MURRAY, Kathleen→
director · ~100y · appointed 2007-10-18 · resigned 2021-02-03
Resigned
O'HORA, John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2007-10-18
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-01 · resigned 2005-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14