130 WIDMORE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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05537453 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-08-16
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (75/100, director aged 78). 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: low (37/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
No filing history
0
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.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2011-08-20
    ➖
    STURGESS, Peter Arthur resigned
    director
  2. 2007-06-11
    ➕
    STURGESS, Peter Arthur appointed
    director
  3. 2007-06-06
    ➕
    PRYCE, Tony appointed
    director
  4. 2007-06-06
    ➖
    GARRETT, David Trevarthen resigned
    director
  5. 2007-06-06
    ➖
    HOLLANDS, Russell resigned
    director
  6. 2007-05-01
    ➕
    ACORN ESTATE MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2007-05-01
    ➖
    LATTER, Nickolas Alan resigned
    secretary
  8. 2005-08-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 130 WIDMORE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  9. 2005-08-16
    ➕
    LATTER, Nickolas Alan appointed
    secretary
  10. 2005-08-16
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  11. 2005-08-16
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  12. 2005-08-16
    ➕
    GARRETT, David Trevarthen appointed
    director
  13. 2005-08-16
    ➕
    HOLLANDS, Russell appointed
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 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 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2005-08-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Acorn Estate Management
9 St Marks Road
Bromley
Kent
BR2 9HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

ACORN ESTATE MANAGEMENT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PRYCE, Tony→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-06-06
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Active
LATTER, Nickolas Alan→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-16 · resigned 2007-05-01
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-16 · resigned 2005-08-16
Resigned
GARRETT, David Trevarthen→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-08-16 · resigned 2007-06-06
Resigned
HOLLANDS, Russell→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-08-16 · resigned 2007-06-06
Resigned
STURGESS, Peter Arthur→
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-06-11 · resigned 2011-08-20
Resigned

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