2 BALLIOL ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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05584707 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2005-10-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-13
    ➖
    LEIGH, Michael resigned
    secretary
  6. 2023-11-13
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-04-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-02
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2022-11-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-11-01
    ➕
    LEIGH, Michael appointed
    secretary
  11. 2022-05-16
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2022-04-19
    ➖
    BLUEROW BLOCK LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2021-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-08
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  17. 2019-11-08
    📍
    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  18. 2019-11-08
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2019-11-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  20. 2019-11-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-11-08
    📄
    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  22. 2019-10-14
    ➕
    BLUEROW BLOCK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2018-02-14
    ➖
    MCMANUS, Maureen resigned
    director
  24. 2015-12-11
    ➖
    BOWER, Joan Vivienne resigned
    director
  25. 2013-10-19
    ➖
    VENMORE MANAGEMENT resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2011-08-01
    ➕
    BOWER, Joan Vivienne appointed
    director
  27. 2009-10-09
    ➖
    MCGILL, Thomas Gordon resigned
    director
  28. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    MCGILL, Thomas Gordon appointed
    director
  29. 2008-04-01
    ➕
    MCMANUS, Maureen appointed
    director
  30. 2008-03-31
    ➕
    JONES, Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    SWEENEY, Maria resigned
    secretary
  32. 2008-03-31
    ➕
    VENMORE MANAGEMENT appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    HARRIS, Paul Patrick resigned
    director
  34. 2005-10-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2 BALLIOL ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  35. 2005-10-06
    ➕
    SWEENEY, Maria appointed
    secretary
  36. 2005-10-06
    ➕
    HARRIS, Paul Patrick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 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
Incorporated2005-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

53 Hoghton Street
Southport
PR9 0PG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

JONES, Michael→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEIGH, Michael→
secretary · appointed 2022-11-01 · resigned 2023-11-13
Resigned
SWEENEY, Maria→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-06 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
BLUEROW BLOCK LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-10-14 · resigned 2022-04-19
Resigned
VENMORE MANAGEMENT→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-31 · resigned 2013-10-19
Resigned
BOWER, Joan Vivienne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2015-12-11
Resigned
HARRIS, Paul Patrick→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-10-06 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
MCGILL, Thomas Gordon→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2009-10-09
Resigned
MCMANUS, Maureen→
director · ~93y · appointed 2008-04-01 · resigned 2018-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-11-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14