37 PORTCHESTER ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06337748 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-08
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£10
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 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (70/100)

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, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
59 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.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £10

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£10
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2£4£6£8£10Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£10£10
Debtors£10£10
Net assets£10£10

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-02-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-02-10
    ➕
    WETHERALL, Colin Peter appointed
    director
  5. 2025-02-10
    ➖
    HOOPER, Becki Louise resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-01-15
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    HOOPER, Becki Louise appointed
    director
  9. 2025-01-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-09-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-08-12
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    MALONE, Michael Anthony resigned
    director
  12. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-09-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-02-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2018-12-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2007-08-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 37 PORTCHESTER ROAD LIMITED
  21. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    HOUSE & SON PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2007-08-08
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    MALONE, Michael Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2007-08-08
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2007-08-08
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES 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 68 — succession pressure is live.

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 68. 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Lansdowne House
Christchurch Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 3JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HOUSE & SON PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WETHERALL, Colin Peter→
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2007-08-08
Resigned
HOOPER, Becki Louise→
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-01-15 · resigned 2025-02-10
Resigned
MALONE, Michael Anthony→
director · ~84y · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2023-08-12
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-08 · resigned 2007-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06