19 COTHAM ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05959873 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-09

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£4

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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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 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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.

See pricing →

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £4

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£4

~ YoY

Current Assets

£4

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£4	£4
Current assets	£4	£4
Net assets	£4	£4

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand

2026-07-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-01
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THOMAS, Beverley resigned
director
2025-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-30
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-05-24
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MEADOWS AM PROPERTY SERVICES (BRISTOL) LTD, Alasdair appointed
secretary
2023-05-24
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HILLCREST ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2023-05-24
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-07-25
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SEWELL, Hannah resigned
director
2018-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-10-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2017-10-04
➕
HARRIES, Sarah appointed
director
2017-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-01-18
➖
SIMPSON, Amy Victoria resigned
director
2016-08-18
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SIMPSON, Amy Victoria appointed
director
2015-09-01
➕
HILLCREST ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-08-31
➖
SEWELL, Hannah resigned
secretary
2014-12-12
➖
MCALLISTER, Dawn resigned
secretary
2014-12-12
➕
SEWELL, Hannah appointed
secretary
2014-12-12
➖
MCALLISTER, Dawn resigned
director
2014-12-12
➕
SEWELL, Hannah appointed
director
2011-11-07
➖
COLE, Sarah Carol resigned
secretary
2011-11-07
➕
MCALLISTER, Dawn appointed
secretary
2011-11-07
➖
COLE, Sarah Carol resigned
director
2011-11-07
➕
THOMAS, Beverley appointed
director
2007-02-13
➖
COLE, Jonathan Joseph resigned
director
2007-02-13
➕
MCALLISTER, Dawn appointed
director
2006-10-09
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Company incorporated
As 19 COTHAM ROAD LIMITED
2006-10-09
➕
COLE, Sarah Carol appointed
secretary
2006-10-09
➕
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-10-09
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-10-09
➕
COLE, Jonathan Joseph appointed
director
2006-10-09
➕
COLE, Sarah Carol appointed
director
2006-10-09
➕
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-10-09
➖
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2006-10-09
➕
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2006-10-09
➖
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.

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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-10-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

4 Newlyn Avenue

Bristol

BS9 1BP

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-23

Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

MEADOWS AM PROPERTY SERVICES (BRISTOL) LTD, Alasdair→

secretary · appointed 2023-05-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HARRIES, Sarah→

director · ~65y · appointed 2017-10-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

COLE, Sarah Carol→

secretary · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2011-11-07

Resigned

MCALLISTER, Dawn→

secretary · appointed 2011-11-07 · resigned 2014-12-12

Resigned

SEWELL, Hannah→

secretary · appointed 2014-12-12 · resigned 2015-08-31

Resigned

HILLCREST ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-09-01 · resigned 2023-05-24

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2006-10-09

Resigned

COLE, Jonathan Joseph→

director · ~52y · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2007-02-13

Resigned

COLE, Sarah Carol→

director · ~53y · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2011-11-07

Resigned

MCALLISTER, Dawn→

director · ~56y · appointed 2007-02-13 · resigned 2014-12-12

Resigned

SEWELL, Hannah→

director · ~42y · appointed 2014-12-12 · resigned 2018-07-25

Resigned

SIMPSON, Amy Victoria→

director · ~42y · appointed 2016-08-18 · resigned 2017-01-18

Resigned

THOMAS, Beverley→

director · ~56y · appointed 2011-11-07 · resigned 2026-07-01

Resigned

INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2006-10-09

Resigned

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2006-10-09

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (74 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-07-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-25

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2024-09-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-11-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-05-30

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-05-30

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-05-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-08-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-07-29