83 UPPER CHURCH ROAD WSM MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06354910 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-08-29
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
48 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2015-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-listannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2007-12-07➖NEWELL, Leslie Noel resignedsecretary
- 2007-12-04➕MORETON, Allison Jane appointedsecretary
- 2007-12-04➕NEWELL, Leslie Noel appointeddirector
- 2007-12-04➕NEWELL, Leslie Noel appointedsecretary
- 2007-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 83 UPPER CHURCH ROAD WSM MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2007-08-29➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-08-29➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-08-29➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-08-29➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 18 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| 22 SOUNDWELL ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 04978958 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-08-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100
Registered office
83 Upper Church Road
Weston Super Mare
BS23 2LJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
MORETON, Allison Jane→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEWELL, Leslie Noel→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2007-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NEWELL, Leslie Noel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-12-04 · resigned 2007-12-07
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-08-29 · resigned 2007-08-29
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-08-29 · resigned 2007-08-29
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Recent filings (48 total)
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2026-05-15
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2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2025-05-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2022-05-09
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2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2021-05-27
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2020-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2020-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-13