18 BOW STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07716168 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-25
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-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 (79/100)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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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.
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-24➕SHRIMPTON, Julie Ann appointeddirector
- 2020-12-24➖BENZ, Katherine resigneddirector
- 2020-12-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-24➖BENZ, William resigneddirector
- 2012-02-16➕BENZ, Katherine appointeddirector
- 2012-02-16➕BENZ, William appointeddirector
- 2012-02-16➖LESLIE, Richard Craig resigneddirector
- 2012-02-16➖LESLIE, Spencer Adam resigneddirector
- 2011-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 18 BOW STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2011-07-25➕LESLIE, Richard Craig appointeddirector
- 2011-07-25➕LESLIE, Spencer Adam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
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.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Julie Ann Shrimpton Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 07/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 01 VENTURES NOMINEE II LIMITED→ 10227301 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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| 10 BELGRAVE PLACE RESIDENTS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 15951921 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 10-17 CEDAR RISE FREEHOLD LIMITED→ 11325523 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| 18 BEDFORD ROAD HORSHAM LIMITED→ 10653010 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
4th Floor The Pinnacle
Station Way
Crawley
RH10 1JH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
SHRIMPTON, Julie Ann→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2020-12-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BENZ, Katherine→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2012-02-16 · resigned 2020-12-24
BENZ, William→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-02-16 · resigned 2013-09-24
LESLIE, Richard Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2011-07-25 · resigned 2012-02-16
LESLIE, Spencer Adam→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-07-25 · resigned 2012-02-16
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-08