12 PARK AVENUE DOVER MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08293709 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2012-11-14
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
35 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£10.9k
Current assets£13.3k
Cash£3.8k
Debtors£9.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 12 PARK AVENUE DOVER MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  17. 2012-11-14
    CLARK, Rodney Spencer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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

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

Group structure

Marpaul Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Marpaul Limited
Corporate parent · board control
12 PARK AVENUE DOVER MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · 08293709

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Marpaul Limited
Corporate entity
board controlboard control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2012-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

The Gardens Benover Road
Yalding
Maidstone
Kent
ME18 6EX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CLARK, Rodney Spencer
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-11-14
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Recent filings (35 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-26