43 WEST AVENUE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06309952 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-07-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 73). 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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-19
    ➕
    BOYDENS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2025-03-19
    ➖
    BRYAN, Paul resigned
    secretary
  5. 2025-03-19
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  6. 2025-03-19
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-02-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-26
    ➖
    TAPPENDEN, John Raymond resigned
    director
  13. 2020-02-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-02-21
    ➕
    CLAMPIN, Stephen James, Mr. appointed
    director
  16. 2020-02-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2011-09-16
    ➖
    HULL, Deborah Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2007-07-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 43 WEST AVENUE LIMITED
  22. 2007-07-11
    ➕
    BRYAN, Paul appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-07-11
    ➕
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-07-11
    ➖
    SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-07-11
    ➕
    HULL, Deborah Ann appointed
    director
  26. 2007-07-11
    ➕
    TAPPENDEN, John Raymond appointed
    director
  27. 2007-07-11
    ➕
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2007-07-11
    ➖
    CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS 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 73 — 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 73 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

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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Aston House
Crouch Street
Colchester
CO3 3EY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BOYDENS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLAMPIN, Stephen James, Mr.→
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRYAN, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-11 · resigned 2025-03-19
Resigned
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-07-11 · resigned 2007-07-11
Resigned
HULL, Deborah Ann→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-07-11 · resigned 2011-09-16
Resigned
TAPPENDEN, John Raymond→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-07-11 · resigned 2020-02-26
Resigned
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-11 · resigned 2007-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-03-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-15