76 PRESTON DROVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05773052 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-06
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£8
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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 (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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £8

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8
~ YoY
Current Assets
£8
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2£3£5£6£8Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£8£8
Current assets£8£8
Net assets£8£8

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-04-15
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2018-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-27
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-03-02
    ➖
    CALLARD, Matthew Graham resigned
    director
  15. 2014-08-11
    ➕
    COLE, Lloyd Neil Martig appointed
    director
  16. 2007-09-23
    ➕
    BOOTH, Stephen Mark appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-09-23
    ➖
    AUGIER, Martin Kenneth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-09-23
    ➖
    AUGIER, Martin Kenneth resigned
    director
  19. 2007-09-23
    ➕
    CALLARD, Matthew Graham appointed
    director
  20. 2007-09-23
    ➖
    MCHUGH, John Frances Dick resigned
    director
  21. 2006-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 76 PRESTON DROVE LIMITED
  22. 2006-04-06
    ➕
    AUGIER, Martin Kenneth appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-04-06
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2006-04-06
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-04-06
    ➕
    AUGIER, Martin Kenneth appointed
    director
  26. 2006-04-06
    ➕
    MCHUGH, John Frances Dick appointed
    director
  27. 2006-04-06
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-04-06
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES 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 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Incorporated2006-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Suffolk House Suffolk House
George Street
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 0YN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BOOTH, Stephen Mark→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLE, Lloyd Neil Martig→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUGIER, Martin Kenneth→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2007-09-23
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2006-04-06
Resigned
AUGIER, Martin Kenneth→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2007-09-23
Resigned
CALLARD, Matthew Graham→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-09-23 · resigned 2015-03-02
Resigned
MCHUGH, John Frances Dick→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2007-09-23
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2006-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-17