21 VERA ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07567929 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-03-17

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£314

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £314

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£314

~ YoY

Current Assets

£644

↑ 5.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£314	£313
Current assets	£644	£613
Net assets	£314	£313

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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accounts · AA
2025-03-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-18
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gazette · DISS40
2020-11-17
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accounts · AA
2020-11-03
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-06-24
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SLADE, Donna Maureen resigned
director
2019-06-24
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officers · TM01
2019-06-03
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officers · AP01
2019-05-21
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WAKLEY, Angela appointed
director
2019-03-29
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accounts · AA
2018-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-04-05
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accounts · AA
2014-08-29
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PEARCEY, Sam Phillip resigned
director
2012-07-01
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WAKLEY, Angela appointed
secretary
2012-07-01
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SLADE, Donna appointed
secretary
2012-07-01
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SLADE, Donna resigned
secretary
2012-07-01
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PEARCEY, Sam appointed
director
2012-07-01
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PEARCEY, Sam resigned
director
2012-07-01
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PEARCEY, Sam Phillip appointed
director
2012-07-01
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SLADE, Donna appointed
director
2012-07-01
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SLADE, Donna resigned
director
2012-07-01
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SLADE, Donna Maureen appointed
director
2012-07-01
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WAKLEY, Angela appointed
director
2012-07-01
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WAKLEY, Angela resigned
director
2011-07-18
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POPE, Gary resigned
director
2011-03-17
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Company incorporated
As 21 VERA ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2011-03-17
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POPE, Gary 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 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2011-03-17

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

87 High Street

Hanham

Bristol

BS15 3QG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-01

Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

WAKLEY, Angela→

secretary · appointed 2012-07-01

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Active

WAKLEY, Angela→

director · ~68y · appointed 2019-05-21

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Active

SLADE, Donna→

secretary · appointed 2012-07-01 · resigned 2012-07-01

Resigned

PEARCEY, Sam→

director · ~39y · appointed 2012-07-01 · resigned 2012-07-01

Resigned

PEARCEY, Sam Phillip→

director · ~39y · appointed 2012-07-01 · resigned 2014-08-29

Resigned

POPE, Gary→

director · ~64y · appointed 2011-03-17 · resigned 2011-07-18

Resigned

SLADE, Donna→

director · ~46y · appointed 2012-07-01 · resigned 2012-07-01

Resigned

SLADE, Donna Maureen→

director · ~46y · appointed 2012-07-01 · resigned 2019-06-24

Resigned

WAKLEY, Angela→

director · ~68y · appointed 2012-07-01 · resigned 2012-07-01

Resigned

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