9 SUMMERLAND MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06410558 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-26
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 Oct 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 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (76/100)

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2025-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-06-17
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2018-06-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-06-17
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-05-31
    ➕
    HELLIAR, Graham Rodney appointed
    secretary
  16. 2018-05-31
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Judith Anne resigned
    secretary
  17. 2018-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-01-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-01-18
    ➕
    HELLIAR, Barbara appointed
    director
  20. 2018-01-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-01-13
    ➖
    DEACON, Brian Stafford resigned
    director
  22. 2017-06-30
    ➖
    BURTON-CHAMBERS, Jason Robert resigned
    director
  23. 2017-06-30
    ➕
    DEACON, Brian Stafford appointed
    director
  24. 2012-04-20
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Judith Anne appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-05-05
    ➖
    MUGLESTON, Graham Frank resigned
    secretary
  26. 2008-05-05
    ➕
    BURTON-CHAMBERS, Jason Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2008-05-05
    ➖
    MUGLESTON, Graham Frank resigned
    director
  28. 2008-05-05
    ➖
    MUGLESTON, Tania Genevieve resigned
    director
  29. 2007-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 9 SUMMERLAND MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  30. 2007-10-26
    ➕
    MUGLESTON, Graham Frank appointed
    secretary
  31. 2007-10-26
    ➕
    MUGLESTON, Graham Frank appointed
    director
  32. 2007-10-26
    ➕
    MUGLESTON, Tania Genevieve appointed
    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 67 — 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 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Barbara Helliar
Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/05/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Judith Anne Williamsceased 31/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

9 Summerland Street
Barnstaple
Devon
EX32 8JQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

HELLIAR, Graham Rodney→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HELLIAR, Barbara→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MUGLESTON, Graham Frank→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-26 · resigned 2008-05-05
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Judith Anne→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-20 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned
BURTON-CHAMBERS, Jason Robert→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-05-05 · resigned 2017-06-30
Resigned
DEACON, Brian Stafford→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-06-30 · resigned 2018-01-13
Resigned
MUGLESTON, Graham Frank→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-10-26 · resigned 2008-05-05
Resigned
MUGLESTON, Tania Genevieve→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-10-26 · resigned 2008-05-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-01