14 ARCHERY SQUARE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06375391 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-19
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
£30
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, 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 (69/100)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, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
53 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £30
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£30
Current Assets
£30
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £30 | — |
| Current assets | £30 | — |
| Debtors | £30 | — |
| Net assets | £30 | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-19➕HOBBS, Janet Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2021-11-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-06-13➖PAYNE, Donna resignedsecretary
- 2008-09-18➖HUMPHREYS, Robert resignedsecretary
- 2008-09-18➕PAYNE, Donna appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 14 ARCHERY SQUARE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2007-09-19➕HATAM-TABRIZI, Rebecca appointeddirector
- 2007-09-19➕HUMPHREYS, Robert appointedsecretary
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — 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 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.
- 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
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation
Registered office
Flat 2 14 Archery Square
Deal
Kent
CT14 7HP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
HOBBS, Janet Patricia→
Activesecretary · appointed 2021-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HATAM-TABRIZI, Rebecca→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUMPHREYS, Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-09-19 · resigned 2008-09-18
PAYNE, Donna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-09-18 · resigned 2012-06-13
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-12