11 READING ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06469294 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-10

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

—

year to Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

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 74/100 (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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-10-31
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2024-10-31
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2023-10-25
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accounts · AA
2022-11-14
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accounts · AA
2021-11-15
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accounts · AA
2021-02-18
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accounts · AA
2020-03-04
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2020-03-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-11-20
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DARBEY, Nicholas appointed
director
2019-11-20
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BRUCE, David John resigned
secretary
2019-11-20
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BRUCE, David John resigned
director
2019-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-20
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officers · TM02
2019-11-20
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officers · TM01
2019-11-20
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address · AD01
2019-11-20
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officers · AP01
2018-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-11-17
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accounts · AA
2011-07-15
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BRUCE, David John appointed
secretary
2011-07-15
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TRETHEWEY, Michael John resigned
secretary
2011-07-15
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BRUCE, David John appointed
director
2011-07-15
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TRETHEWEY, Michael John resigned
director
2009-02-04
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LEWIS, Janine Lynne resigned
director
2009-02-04
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TRETHEWEY, Michael John appointed
director
2008-01-10
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Company incorporated
As 11 READING ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2008-01-10
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TRETHEWEY, Michael John appointed
secretary
2008-01-10
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LEWIS, Janine Lynne appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

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.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Nicholas Darbey Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/11/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David John Bruceceased 20/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2008-01-10

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

11b Reading Road

Henley-On-Thames

RG9 1AB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-18

Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

DARBEY, Nicholas→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-11-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRUCE, David John→

secretary · appointed 2011-07-15 · resigned 2019-11-20

Resigned

TRETHEWEY, Michael John→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-10 · resigned 2011-07-15

Resigned

BRUCE, David John→

director · ~76y · appointed 2011-07-15 · resigned 2019-11-20

Resigned

LEWIS, Janine Lynne→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-01-10 · resigned 2009-02-04

Resigned

TRETHEWEY, Michael John→

director · ~81y · appointed 2009-02-04 · resigned 2011-07-15

Resigned

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