17 COMMERCIAL ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06842615 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-03-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
£774
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.2k | £-345 |
| Current assets | £774 | £1.6k |
| Cash | — | £1.5k |
| Debtors | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | — | £-345 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03➖ELLIS JONES, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2020-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-22➕DONNELLY, Robert Michael James Barry appointeddirector
- 2020-01-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-01-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-24➖WILSON, Jacqueline resigneddirector
- 2014-11-01➕WILSON, Jacqueline appointeddirector
- 2014-09-26➖WILSON, Daniel James resigneddirector
- 2012-05-01➕WILSON, Daniel James appointeddirector
- 2011-01-17➖BULLEY, Stephen Mark resigneddirector
- 2010-07-08➕BULLEY, Stephen Mark appointeddirector
- 2010-07-08➕ELLIS JONES, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2010-07-08➖PETTITT, Daniel Jon resigneddirector
- 2009-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 17 COMMERCIAL ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
- 2009-03-10➕PETTITT, Daniel Jon appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 17 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Michael James Barry Donnelly Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43 | — | — | board controlboard control | 22/01/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Thomas Ellis Jonesceased 03/03/2020· board control
- Mrs Jacqueline Wilsonceased 24/06/2019· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 18 EAST STREET WEYMOUTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 05595927 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2009-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
61 St Thomas Street
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 8EQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
DONNELLY, Robert Michael James Barry→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BULLEY, Stephen Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2010-07-08 · resigned 2011-01-17
ELLIS JONES, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2010-07-08 · resigned 2020-03-03
PETTITT, Daniel Jon→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2009-03-10 · resigned 2010-07-08
WILSON, Daniel James→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-05-01 · resigned 2014-09-26
WILSON, Jacqueline→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2014-11-01 · resigned 2019-06-24
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24