161 BAWTRY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06222933 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-23

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

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 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

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-04-01
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-04
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-01
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-01
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-01
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-08
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-04-04
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-04-05
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-04-21
📄
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-04-21
📄
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2016-04-01
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-01-03
📄
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-11-12
➕
BLOCK MANAGEMENT UK LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-04-23
🏢
Company incorporated
As 161 BAWTRY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2007-04-23
➕
WRIGHT, Diane Maria appointed
secretary
2007-04-23
➕
WRIGHT, Colin Desmond appointed
director
2007-04-23
➕
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-04-23
➖
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-04-23
➕
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-04-23
➖
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

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 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.
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.)

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Holding company · CO postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
APEX PRIME CARE GROUP LTD→ 12539224 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
ASHBYS HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12181097 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
ASPIRE MEDIA GROUP MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD→ 12100788 · est 2019 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
ASRK HOLDINGS LTD→ 16140545 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ASSEMBUILD GROUP LIMITED→ 13064156 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ASSEMBUILD MIDCO LIMITED→ 13216208 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
ATAY HOLDING LIMITED→ 15672445 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ATE GLOBAL LTD→ 10304096 · est 2016 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	9y	—	—
ATHERTON COURT RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 13487199 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	4y	—	—
ATLANTIC CLINICA LIMITED→ 06135866 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	—	—
ATLANTIC FAMILY HOLDINGS LTD→ 15354483 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
AUBERGE HOTELS LIMITED→ 05264959 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	—	—

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

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-04-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/0 Blockmanagement Uk

5 Stour Valley Business Centre Brundon Lane

Sudbury

Suffolk

CO10 7GB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-29

Last: 2026-04-15

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WRIGHT, Diane Maria→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLOCK MANAGEMENT UK LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-12

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WRIGHT, Colin Desmond→

director · ~65y · appointed 2007-04-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2007-04-23

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2007-04-23

Resigned

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