456 CHESTER ROAD LIMITED

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05443893 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-05
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
£8.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,565
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£9k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£9k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£8.6k£8.6k
Current assets£8.6k£8.6k
Cash£2.5k£2.5k
Debtors£6.1k£6.1k
Net assets£8.6k£8.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-28
    ➖
    MCLACHLAN, Josephine resigned
    director
  5. 2023-12-28
    ➖
    SMITH, Peter resigned
    director
  6. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-12-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2015-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-03-30
    ➖
    MUNDY, Michael Christopher resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-06-26
    ➕
    SMITH, Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2006-04-24
    ➕
    MCLACHLAN, Josephine appointed
    director
  22. 2005-05-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 456 CHESTER ROAD LIMITED
  23. 2005-05-05
    ➕
    HORLEY, Geoffrey appointed
    director
  24. 2005-05-05
    ➕
    MUNDY, Michael Christopher appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-05-05
    ➕
    SMITH, Peter appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-05-05
    ➖
    SMITH, Peter resigned
    secretary

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Geoffrey Horley
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2005-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC77400 — Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyright works

Registered office

435 Chester Road
Old Trafford
Manchester
M16 9HA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19
Last: 2025-05-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HORLEY, Geoffrey→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-05-05
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Active
MUNDY, Michael Christopher→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-05 · resigned 2012-03-30
Resigned
SMITH, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-05 · resigned 2005-05-05
Resigned
MCLACHLAN, Josephine→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-04-24 · resigned 2023-12-28
Resigned
SMITH, Peter→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-06-26 · resigned 2023-12-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31