40 THORNE ROAD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06611525 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-04
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,984
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 73% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.0k | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £2.0k | £1.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2019-09-11➕PRESTWICH, Martin Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 2019-09-11➕TOWLE, Simon appointeddirector
- 2019-09-11➖O'CONNOR, Natalie resignedsecretary
- 2019-09-11➖ORME, Julie resigneddirector
- 2019-09-11📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-09-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-09-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-02-28➖BURLING, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2010-02-28➕ORME, Julie appointeddirector
- 2008-06-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 40 THORNE ROAD LIMITED
- 2008-06-04➕O'CONNOR, Natalie appointedsecretary
- 2008-06-04➕BURLING, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
2 Foxwood Grove
Edenthorpe
Doncaster
DN3 2NY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
PRESTWICH, Martin Jonathan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TOWLE, Simon→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2019-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
O'CONNOR, Natalie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-06-04 · resigned 2019-09-11
BURLING, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2008-06-04 · resigned 2010-02-28
ORME, Julie→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-02-28 · resigned 2019-09-11
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Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2019-09-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-09-11