171-173 MARE STREET E8 LTD
💤Zombieactive
07491009 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-12
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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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 (70/100)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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-01➖MCNEIL, Dominic James resigneddirector
- 2025-03-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-01-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-03-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-03-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-11-09➕ASHLEY-CRAIG, Montague Rubin appointeddirector
- 2022-11-09➖WOODCRAFT, Helen Lucy resigneddirector
- 2022-11-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-03-29➕MCNEIL, Dominic James appointeddirector
- 2021-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-04➖PAXFORD, Alan George resigneddirector
- 2018-12-06➖WARWICK ESTATES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-07-24➕WOODCRAFT, Helen Lucy appointeddirector
- 2018-03-02➖URBAN OWNERS LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-03-02➕WARWICK ESTATES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-07-20➕PAXFORD, Alan George appointeddirector
- 2016-03-04➖SINGLETON, Nicholas Charles resigneddirector
- 2011-10-20➖PAXFORD, Alan George resignedsecretary
- 2011-10-20➕URBAN OWNERS LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 171-173 MARE STREET E8 LTD
- 2011-01-12➕PAXFORD, Alan George appointedsecretary
- 2011-01-12➕SINGLETON, Nicholas Charles 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 15 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.)
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| 1 DUKE STREET (READING) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 13832581 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
171-173 Mare Street
Flat 2
London
E8 3RH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
ASHLEY-CRAIG, Montague Rubin→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2022-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAXFORD, Alan George→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-12 · resigned 2011-10-20
URBAN OWNERS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-10-20 · resigned 2018-03-02
WARWICK ESTATES PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-03-02 · resigned 2018-12-06
MCNEIL, Dominic James→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-03-29 · resigned 2025-06-01
PAXFORD, Alan George→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2016-07-20 · resigned 2019-01-04
SINGLETON, Nicholas Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2011-01-12 · resigned 2016-03-04
WOODCRAFT, Helen Lucy→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2018-07-24 · resigned 2022-11-09
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Recent filings (59 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-28