DOVE COURT (PAIGNTON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07350029 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-08-18
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (54/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-09
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-10
    📄
    capital-new-class-members
    capital · SH11
  6. 2024-07-23
    ➖
    SCHOFIELD, Teresa Lilian resigned
    director
  7. 2023-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2023-08-30
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  10. 2023-08-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-07-01
    ➕
    RESIDENTIAL BLOCK MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2023-07-01
    ➖
    ABSOLUTE BLOCK MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2022-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-09-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2022-06-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-05-27
    ➕
    SCHOFIELD, Teresa Lilian appointed
    director
  17. 2022-03-30
    ➕
    ABSOLUTE BLOCK MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2022-03-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2022-03-30
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  20. 2022-03-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-11-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-06-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2021-03-03
    ➖
    HARDING, Alan Michael resigned
    director
  24. 2020-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2014-10-14
    ➕
    HARDING, Alan Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2014-10-14
    ➖
    LEWIS, Julie resigned
    director
  28. 2014-10-14
    ➖
    WINFIELD, Anne Denise resigned
    director
  29. 2013-05-20
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Jayne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  30. 2013-05-20
    ➖
    COLLISON, Ralph Andrew resigned
    director
  31. 2013-05-20
    ➕
    LEWIS, Julie appointed
    director
  32. 2013-05-20
    ➕
    WINFIELD, Anne Denise appointed
    director
  33. 2010-10-06
    ➕
    COLLISON, Ralph Andrew appointed
    director
  34. 2010-08-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DOVE COURT (PAIGNTON) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  35. 2010-08-18
    ➕
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson appointed
    director
  36. 2010-08-18
    ➖
    STEPHENS, Graham Robertson resigned
    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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 67. 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 13 years.
  • 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
Mrs Teresa Lilian Schofield
Individual · British · DOB 04/1944 · age 82
——sig. influencesignificant influence26/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Michael Hardingceased 30/03/2022· significant influence

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

Similar companies

Active · Holding company · PL postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
150 DEVONPORT ROAD PL1 5RE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→
13759695 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
151 RIDGEWAY (PLYMOUTH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→
09627282 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
16 ALBERT ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→
02373450 · est 1989 · no financials extracted
————36y——
16 HILLSIDE AVENUE MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
07747039 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
————14y——
164 DEVONPORT ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD→
16946294 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
———————
17 GASCOYNE PLACE (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED→
04005547 · est 2000 · no financials extracted
————25y——
17 NORTH STREET ASHBURTON MANAGEMENT LTD→
14538525 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————3y——
17 VICTORIA PARK ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→
07708329 · est 2011 · no financials extracted
————14y——
17-23 THAYERS FARM RESIDENTS LIMITED→
04022527 · est 2000 · no financials extracted
————25y——
17/19 EDGCUMBE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→
10439374 · est 2016 · no financials extracted
————9y——
18 SEATON AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→
02406660 · est 1989 · no financials extracted
————36y——
1899 LIMITED→
11143627 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————8y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

C/O Plymouth Block Management The Ocean Building
Queen Anne Battery
Plymouth
Devon
PL4 0LP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

RESIDENTIAL BLOCK MANAGEMENT GROUP LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAYLOR, Jayne Elizabeth→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ABSOLUTE BLOCK MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-03-30 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned
COLLISON, Ralph Andrew→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-10-06 · resigned 2013-05-20
Resigned
HARDING, Alan Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-10-14 · resigned 2021-03-03
Resigned
LEWIS, Julie→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-05-20 · resigned 2014-10-14
Resigned
SCHOFIELD, Teresa Lilian→
director · ~82y · appointed 2022-05-27 · resigned 2024-07-23
Resigned
STEPHENS, Graham Robertson→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-08-18 · resigned 2010-08-18
Resigned
WINFIELD, Anne Denise→
director · ~76y · appointed 2013-05-20 · resigned 2014-10-14
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
capital-new-class-members
capital · SH11
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-30
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02