WARDS PLACE COURTYARD FREEHOLD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06867346 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2009-04-02
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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: low (48/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-26➖GAUNT, Patricia Frances resigneddirector
- 2025-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2024-06-18📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2024-04-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-12➕FOLL, Ian James Lea appointeddirector
- 2014-03-12➖FOLL, Ian James Lea resigneddirector
- 2014-02-20➖BISHOP & SEWELL SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-02-20➖BISHOP & SEWELL DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2014-02-19➕FOLL, Ian James Lea appointeddirector
- 2009-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs WARDS PLACE COURTYARD FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2009-04-02➕BISHOP & SEWELL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-04-02➕GAUNT, Patricia Frances appointeddirector
- 2009-04-02➕BISHOP & SEWELL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
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
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| 1 KINGS GROVE LIMITED→ 02873850 · est 1993 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2009-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Building 4 Foundation Park
Roxborough Way
Maidenhead
SL6 3UD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
FOLL, Ian James Lea→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-03-12
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BISHOP & SEWELL SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-02 · resigned 2014-02-20
FOLL, Ian James Lea→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2014-02-19 · resigned 2014-03-12
GAUNT, Patricia Frances→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2009-04-02 · resigned 2025-08-26
BISHOP & SEWELL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2009-04-02 · resigned 2014-02-20
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-11-08
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-06-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-31