238 WALMERSLEY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07001041 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-26
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 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.

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Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,891

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 5153% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 969% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£438£876£1k£2k£2kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£1.9k£36
Current assets£2.2k£205
Net assets£1.9k£36

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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-09-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-06-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-05-31
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    GRAYSHAN, Lee resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-09-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-06-01
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    GRAYSHAN, Clive resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-06-07
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    GRAYSHAN, Lee appointed
    secretary
  19. 2009-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 238 WALMERSLEY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  20. 2009-08-26
    ➕
    BENTLEY, David Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2009-08-26
    ➕
    GRAYSHAN, Clive appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

85/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Paul Bentley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

180 Stockport Road
Timperley
Altrincham
WA15 7SR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BENTLEY, David Paul→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAYSHAN, Clive→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-26 · resigned 2013-06-01
Resigned
GRAYSHAN, Lee→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-07 · resigned 2022-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-03