121 CRANLEIGH ROAD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07095570 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-04
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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 (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,530

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£353£706£1k£1k£2kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.5k£1.0k
Current assets£1.8k£1.0k
Net assets£1.5k£1.0k

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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-05-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-04-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-07
    ➕
    PARFIT, Ronald Frederick appointed
    director
  13. 2020-05-07
    ➖
    CHAPMAN, Ronald Oliver resigned
    director
  14. 2019-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-18
    ➕
    CHAPMAN, Ronald Oliver appointed
    director
  16. 2018-10-18
    ➖
    DUNESBY, Diane Maria resigned
    director
  17. 2018-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-09-19
    ➖
    CLARKE, David resigned
    director
  22. 2016-09-19
    ➕
    DUNESBY, Diane Maria appointed
    director
  23. 2012-04-12
    ➕
    CLARKE, David appointed
    director
  24. 2012-04-12
    ➖
    PICKERING, Valerie resigned
    director
  25. 2009-12-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 121 CRANLEIGH ROAD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  26. 2009-12-04
    ➕
    PICKERING, Valerie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · age 78
——sig. influencesignificant influence04/12/2016
Mrs Diane Maria Dunesby
Individual · British · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence04/12/2016
Mr Ronald Frederick Parfitt
Individual · British · DOB 04/1948 · age 78
——sig. influencesignificant influence04/12/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ronald Oliver Chapmanceased 06/12/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2009-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

4 Dean Park Crescent
Bournemouth
BH1 1LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PARFIT, Ronald Frederick→
director · ~78y · appointed 2020-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPMAN, Ronald Oliver→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-10-18 · resigned 2020-05-07
Resigned
CLARKE, David→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-04-12 · resigned 2016-09-19
Resigned
DUNESBY, Diane Maria→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-09-19 · resigned 2018-10-18
Resigned
PICKERING, Valerie→
director · ~86y · appointed 2009-12-04 · resigned 2012-04-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-14