21 ADELAIDE ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08176090 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-10
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£88.9k
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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (72/100)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, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £88,912
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,090 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£89k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £88.9k | £93.0k |
| Current assets | £8.4k | £12.5k |
| Net assets | £88.9k | £93.0k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-30➖TAKI, Ranya Susanne resigneddirector
- 2026-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-21➕TAKI, Ranya Susanne appointeddirector
- 2025-04-09➖WALSWORTH-BELL, Megan resigneddirector
- 2025-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-08-31➖DUNGWORTH, Mark Russell resignedsecretary
- 2024-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-28➖GRANT, Catherine Louise resigneddirector
- 2022-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-17➕WALSWORTH-BELL, Megan appointeddirector
- 2020-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-01➖HEMMINGS, Owen Peter resigneddirector
- 2018-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-17➕HEMMINGS, Owen Peter appointeddirector
- 2015-03-01➕DUNGWORTH, Mark Russell appointedsecretary
- 2015-02-28➖GRANT, Catherine Louise resignedsecretary
- 2015-01-31➖SANDERS, Steven Richard resigneddirector
- 2012-08-10🏢Company incorporatedAs 21 ADELAIDE ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2012-08-10➕LAIDLAW, Alastair Gillray appointeddirector
- 2012-08-10➕GRANT, Catherine Louise appointedsecretary
- 2012-08-10➕GRANT, Catherine Louise appointeddirector
- 2012-08-10➕SANDERS, Steven Richard 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
17 Abinger House Great Dover Street
London
SE1 4XU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10
Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)
LAIDLAW, Alastair Gillray→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-08-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUNGWORTH, Mark Russell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-03-01 · resigned 2024-08-31
GRANT, Catherine Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-08-10 · resigned 2015-02-28
GRANT, Catherine Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2012-08-10 · resigned 2022-02-28
HEMMINGS, Owen Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2017-07-17 · resigned 2019-08-01
SANDERS, Steven Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2012-08-10 · resigned 2015-01-31
TAKI, Ranya Susanne→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-08-21 · resigned 2026-04-30
WALSWORTH-BELL, Megan→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-01-17 · resigned 2025-04-09
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Recent filings (45 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-02-28