19 PRIMROSE GARDENS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05986368 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-02
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
80 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.

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£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-03
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Michael Gerard appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-03
    ➖
    HARVEY, Martin Frank Lloyd resigned
    director
  4. 2026-02-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-02-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-01-08
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2026-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-07-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-12
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2020-05-06
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2020-05-01
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Michael Gerard appointed
    secretary
  17. 2020-05-01
    ➖
    VISTRA REGISTRARS (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2019-11-25
    📄
    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  19. 2019-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-02-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2019-02-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2006-11-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 19 PRIMROSE GARDENS LIMITED
  23. 2006-11-02
    ➕
    VISTRA REGISTRARS (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-11-02
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2006-11-02
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-11-02
    ➕
    HARVEY, Martin Frank Lloyd appointed
    director
  27. 2006-11-02
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2006-11-02
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Michael Gerard O'Connor
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/12/2018
Ms Fenella Jane Lipkin
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting18/12/2018
Martin Frank Lloyd Harvey
Individual · British · DOB 06/1942 · age 84
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Charles Gordon Rufus Lightfootceased 19/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Paul Ingram Trustee Of Paul Ingram Children's Settlementceased 18/12/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

1 St. Peters Square
Addleshaw Goddard
Manchester
M2 3DE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

O'CONNOR, Michael Gerard→
secretary · appointed 2020-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'CONNOR, Michael Gerard→
director · ~63y · appointed 2026-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VISTRA REGISTRARS (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2020-05-01
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2006-11-02
Resigned
HARVEY, Martin Frank Lloyd→
director · ~84y · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2026-02-03
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-02 · resigned 2006-11-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02