13/14 MARKWICK TERRACE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05568413 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-20
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£10
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (62/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10
Current Assets
£10
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£10
Current assets£10
Net assets£10

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-11
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    ATKINSON, Ralph Steven resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-21
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  7. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-05-11
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    ATKINSON, Ralph Steven appointed
    director
  12. 2022-03-02
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  13. 2021-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-21
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  17. 2020-07-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2020-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2020-07-10
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    FINDLEY'S SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2020-07-10
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    SHARP, William Charles resigned
    secretary
  21. 2019-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2013-08-09
    ➖
    ANGUS, John resigned
    director
  23. 2011-12-16
    ➖
    CRUMP, Stephen Hammond resigned
    director
  24. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    ANGUS, John appointed
    director
  25. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    LEIGH, Helen Mary resigned
    director
  26. 2007-01-03
    ➖
    ROSSITER, Olivia resigned
    director
  27. 2005-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 13/14 MARKWICK TERRACE LIMITED
  28. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    DEAN, Douglas appointed
    director
  29. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    SHARP, William Charles appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    STL SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2005-09-20
    ➖
    STL SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    CRUMP, Stephen Hammond appointed
    director
  33. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    LEIGH, Helen Mary appointed
    director
  34. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    ROSSITER, Olivia appointed
    director
  35. 2005-09-20
    ➕
    STL DIRECTORS LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  36. 2005-09-20
    ➖
    STL DIRECTORS LTD resigned
    corporate-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-09-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

75 Findley's Of Cooden
Cooden Sea Road
Bexhill-On-Sea
TN39 4SL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

FINDLEY'S SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DEAN, Douglas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2005-09-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHARP, William Charles→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2020-07-10
Resigned
STL SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2005-09-20
Resigned
ANGUS, John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2013-08-09
Resigned
ATKINSON, Ralph Steven→
director · ~63y · appointed 2022-05-11 · resigned 2025-11-11
Resigned
CRUMP, Stephen Hammond→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2011-12-16
Resigned
LEIGH, Helen Mary→
director · ~85y · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned
ROSSITER, Olivia→
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2007-01-03
Resigned
STL DIRECTORS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2005-09-20 · resigned 2005-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-14
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-12
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04