184 CROYDON ROAD PENGE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
06035414 · ltd · incorporated 2006-12-21
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
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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 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (1 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
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-08-06
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  3. 2023-09-04
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  4. 2022-10-13
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  5. 2021-09-07
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  6. 2020-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  7. 2019-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2019-08-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2019-07-31
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    PURDY, Derek Paul resigned
    secretary
  11. 2019-07-31
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    PURDY, Derek Paul resigned
    director
  12. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  14. 2016-08-23
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  15. 2016-01-22
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  16. 2015-08-26
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  17. 2015-01-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-10-10
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    STOKOE, Peter Joseph resigned
    director
  19. 2014-09-15
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    MIERAS, Marena resigned
    director
  20. 2010-04-01
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    MIERAS, Marena appointed
    director
  21. 2010-04-01
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    STOKOE, Peter Joseph appointed
    director
  22. 2006-12-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 184 CROYDON ROAD PENGE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
  23. 2006-12-21
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    PALMER, Kenneth Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2006-12-21
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    PURDY, Derek Paul appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-12-21
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2006-12-21
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2006-12-21
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    PURDY, Derek Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2006-12-21
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2006-12-21
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2006-12-21
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  31. 2006-12-21
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Incorporated2006-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

184 Croydon Road
Penge
London
SE20 7YU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

PALMER, Kenneth Alexander→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PURDY, Derek Paul→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-21 · resigned 2019-07-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-12-21 · resigned 2006-12-21
Resigned
MIERAS, Marena→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2014-09-15
Resigned
PURDY, Derek Paul→
director · ~79y · appointed 2006-12-21 · resigned 2019-07-31
Resigned
STOKOE, Peter Joseph→
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2014-10-10
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-12-21 · resigned 2006-12-21
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-12-21 · resigned 2006-12-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-01