13 ABBOTSFORD ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06132532 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£7
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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 (67/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒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.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7
Very low cash
Cash position: £7
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7
~ YoY
Net Worth
£7
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£1£3£4£6£7Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£7£7
Cash£7£7
Net assets£7£7

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-28
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-03-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-03
    MANSFIELD, Sarah Victoria appointed
    secretary
  9. 2023-08-03
    BERKELEY SHAW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2023-08-03
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2023-08-03
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-09-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-09-12
    EDWARDS, Lorraine appointed
    director
  20. 2018-09-12
    BAYBUT, John Ronald resigned
    director
  21. 2015-12-02
    BERKELEY SHAW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2015-12-02
    BAYBUT, John Ronald appointed
    director
  23. 2015-05-18
    SHAW, Michael Arthur resigned
    director
  24. 2015-05-14
    PIMBLETT, Freda resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 13 ABBOTSFORD ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  26. 2007-03-01
    PIMBLETT, Freda appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-03-01
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2007-03-01
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2007-03-01
    SHAW, Michael Arthur appointed
    director
  30. 2007-03-01
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2007-03-01
    WATERLOW NOMINEES 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 78 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

The Ternary
Old Haymarket
Liverpool
L1 6ER
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MANSFIELD, Sarah Victoria
secretary · appointed 2023-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDWARDS, Lorraine
director · ~78y · appointed 2018-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIMBLETT, Freda
secretary · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2015-05-14
Resigned
BERKELEY SHAW PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-12-02 · resigned 2023-08-03
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned
BAYBUT, John Ronald
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-12-02 · resigned 2018-09-12
Resigned
SHAW, Michael Arthur
director · ~82y · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2015-05-18
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12