34 CROMWELL ROAD E17 (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07535927 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-21

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-05-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-02
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change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2019-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-10-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-08-08
➖
CHAKRAVATI, Arup resigned
director
2011-02-21
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Company incorporated
As 34 CROMWELL ROAD E17 (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
2011-02-21
➕
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-02-21
➕
HARRIS, Barbara appointed
director
2011-02-21
➕
CHAKRAVATI, Arup appointed
director
2011-02-21
➕
MILNE, Alan Robert appointed
director
2011-02-21
➖
MILNE, Alan Robert resigned
director
2011-02-21
➕
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2011-02-21
➖
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Barbara Harris Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2011-02-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

C/O Virtual Company Secretary Ltd

7 York Road

Woking

GU22 7XH

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-11-30

Last made up to: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-07

Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-02-21

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Active

HARRIS, Barbara→

director · ~71y · appointed 2011-02-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CHAKRAVATI, Arup→

director · ~51y · appointed 2011-02-21 · resigned 2011-08-08

Resigned

MILNE, Alan Robert→

director · ~85y · appointed 2011-02-21 · resigned 2011-02-21

Resigned

ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2011-02-21 · resigned 2011-02-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-05-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-05-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-04-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-07-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-06-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-21

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-03-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-04-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-08-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-23