7 OMMANNEY ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05521215 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-28
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, 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: 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
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-07-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-28
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2021-05-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-09-10
    ➖
    GARRATT, Peter resigned
    secretary
  12. 2020-09-10
    ➖
    GARRATT, Peter resigned
    director
  13. 2020-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-02-01
    ➕
    NEWHAM, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  18. 2013-02-01
    ➖
    CLEMENTS, Karen resigned
    director
  19. 2013-02-01
    ➖
    HOWARD, Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2007-06-23
    ➕
    GARRATT, Peter appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-06-23
    ➕
    CLEMENTS, Karen appointed
    director
  22. 2007-06-23
    ➕
    HOWARD, Alan appointed
    director
  23. 2007-06-23
    ➖
    POWER, Matthew Piers Danvers resigned
    director
  24. 2007-06-23
    ➖
    POWER, Renella Eve resigned
    director
  25. 2006-02-02
    ➖
    BLAKE, Patricia Anne resigned
    secretary
  26. 2006-02-02
    ➖
    BLAKE, David Ernest resigned
    director
  27. 2006-02-02
    ➖
    BLAKE, Patricia Anne resigned
    director
  28. 2006-02-02
    ➕
    GARRATT, Peter appointed
    director
  29. 2005-07-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 7 OMMANNEY ROAD LIMITED
  30. 2005-07-28
    ➕
    BLAKE, Patricia Anne appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-07-28
    ➕
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2005-07-28
    ➖
    C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2005-07-28
    ➕
    BLAKE, David Ernest appointed
    director
  34. 2005-07-28
    ➕
    BLAKE, Patricia Anne appointed
    director
  35. 2005-07-28
    ➕
    POWER, Matthew Piers Danvers appointed
    director
  36. 2005-07-28
    ➕
    POWER, Renella Eve appointed
    director
  37. 2005-07-28
    ➕
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2005-07-28
    ➖
    C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
Mr Michael Anthony Newham
Individual · British · DOB 03/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Garrattceased 10/09/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2005-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

7a Ommanney Road
Yarmouth
Isle Of Wight
PO41 0QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

NEWHAM, Michael Anthony→
director · ~73y · appointed 2013-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAKE, Patricia Anne→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2006-02-02
Resigned
GARRATT, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-23 · resigned 2020-09-10
Resigned
C & M SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2005-07-28
Resigned
BLAKE, David Ernest→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2006-02-02
Resigned
BLAKE, Patricia Anne→
director · ~78y · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2006-02-02
Resigned
CLEMENTS, Karen→
director · ~73y · appointed 2007-06-23 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
GARRATT, Peter→
director · ~78y · appointed 2006-02-02 · resigned 2020-09-10
Resigned
HOWARD, Alan→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-06-23 · resigned 2013-02-01
Resigned
POWER, Matthew Piers Danvers→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2007-06-23
Resigned
POWER, Renella Eve→
director · ~57y · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2007-06-23
Resigned
C & M REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-28 · resigned 2005-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-05-28