1-12 ROACH VIEW LIMITED

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06697299 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-09-15
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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  2. 2024-06-05
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  3. 2023-09-15
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  4. 2023-09-15
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  5. 2023-09-12
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  6. 2022-10-03
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  7. 2021-07-14
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  8. 2020-05-05
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  9. 2019-09-27
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  10. 2018-06-06
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  11. 2017-05-10
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  12. 2016-06-24
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  13. 2015-09-15
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  14. 2015-05-29
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  15. 2014-09-24
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  16. 2010-06-17
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    LEE, Andrew Richard resigned
    secretary
  17. 2010-06-17
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    HYDE, Malcolm Graham resigned
    director
  18. 2010-06-17
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    LEE, Andrew Richard resigned
    director
  19. 2009-12-30
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    MURDOCH, Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2008-09-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 1-12 ROACH VIEW LIMITED
  21. 2008-09-15
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    LEE, Andrew Richard appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-09-15
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-09-15
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-09-15
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    HYDE, Malcolm Graham appointed
    director
  25. 2008-09-15
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    LEE, Andrew Richard appointed
    director
  26. 2008-09-15
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2008-09-15
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    KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 69. 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Murdoch
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
——board controlboard control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2008-09-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

10 Towerfield Road
Shoeburyness
Southend-On-Sea
Essex
SS3 9QE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MURDOCH, Ian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-12-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEE, Andrew Richard→
secretary · appointed 2008-09-15 · resigned 2010-06-17
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-15 · resigned 2008-09-15
Resigned
HYDE, Malcolm Graham→
director · ~80y · appointed 2008-09-15 · resigned 2010-06-17
Resigned
LEE, Andrew Richard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-09-15 · resigned 2010-06-17
Resigned
KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-09-15 · resigned 2008-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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2025-09-22
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2025-09-10
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2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-27