24 LOWER ROCK GARDENS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06357569 · ltd · incorporated 2007-08-31
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees00

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
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filings
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-07-30
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    CARTER-PEGG, Christopher Norman appointed
    secretary
  17. 2009-07-29
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    CARTER-PEGG, Christopher Norman resigned
    director
  18. 2009-07-25
    ➕
    SOUTHERBY, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2009-06-28
    ➖
    POULTON, Mark Alexander Russell resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-08-31
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 LOWER ROCK GARDENS LIMITED
  21. 2007-08-31
    ➕
    POULTON, Mark Alexander Russell appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-08-31
    ➕
    CARTER-PEGG, Christopher Norman appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

1 Hurst Way
South Croydon
CR2 7AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CARTER-PEGG, Christopher Norman→
secretary · appointed 2009-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SOUTHERBY, Emma Louise→
director · ~42y · appointed 2009-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POULTON, Mark Alexander Russell→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-31 · resigned 2009-06-28
Resigned
CARTER-PEGG, Christopher Norman→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-08-31 · resigned 2009-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-22