9 ELLIS AVENUE (BEDMINSTER DOWN) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06434919 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-22

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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 (53/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
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D'OVIDIO, Victor resigned
secretary
2023-06-09
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-15
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D'OVIDIO, Tonino appointed
director
2022-11-15
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D'OVIDIO, Tonino resigned
director
2022-11-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2007-11-22
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Company incorporated
As 9 ELLIS AVENUE (BEDMINSTER DOWN) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2007-11-22
➕
D'OVIDIO, Victor appointed
secretary
2007-11-22
➕
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-11-22
➖
SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-11-22
➕
D'OVIDIO, Tonino appointed
director
2007-11-22
➕
CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2007-11-22
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CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS 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 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Tonino D'Ovidio Individual · British · DOB 09/1951 · age 75	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated2007-11-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Sadler Street

Wells

Somerset

BA5 2RR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-02

Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

D'OVIDIO, Tonino→

director · ~75y · appointed 2022-11-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

D'OVIDIO, Victor→

secretary · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2023-06-09

Resigned

SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2007-11-22

Resigned

D'OVIDIO, Tonino→

director · ~81y · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2022-11-15

Resigned

CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-22 · resigned 2007-11-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-02-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-08-22

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2023-06-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-06-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-25

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-11-15

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-11-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-08-12

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-08-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-13