130/138 GARRATT LANE (WANDSWORTH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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08394888 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-08
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
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
40 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.

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Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-21
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2018-05-21
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-07
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2015-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-03-01
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    BELLS COMMERCIAL LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2013-11-22
    ➕
    O'RIORDAN, Matthew appointed
    director
  18. 2013-11-22
    ➖
    GIBBON, Adam resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-11-22
    ➖
    GIBBON, Adam Charles resigned
    director
  20. 2013-11-22
    ➖
    MOYNAGH, Sean Peter resigned
    director
  21. 2013-07-17
    ➖
    CLAPHAM, Colin Richard resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-07-17
    ➕
    GIBBON, Adam appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-07-17
    ➕
    GIBBON, Adam Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2013-07-17
    ➕
    MOYNAGH, Sean Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2013-07-17
    ➖
    PASCO, Sarah Caroline resigned
    director
  26. 2013-07-17
    ➖
    SHEARD, David Peter resigned
    director
  27. 2013-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 130/138 GARRATT LANE (WANDSWORTH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  28. 2013-02-08
    ➕
    CLAPHAM, Colin Richard appointed
    secretary
  29. 2013-02-08
    ➕
    PASCO, Sarah Caroline appointed
    director
  30. 2013-02-08
    ➕
    SHEARD, David Peter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew O'Riordan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/02/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

134 - 138 Golding House
Plough Road
London
SW11 2AA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

BELLS COMMERCIAL LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'RIORDAN, Matthew→
director · ~47y · appointed 2013-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLAPHAM, Colin Richard→
secretary · appointed 2013-02-08 · resigned 2013-07-17
Resigned
GIBBON, Adam→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-17 · resigned 2013-11-22
Resigned
GIBBON, Adam Charles→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-07-17 · resigned 2013-11-22
Resigned
MOYNAGH, Sean Peter→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-07-17 · resigned 2013-11-22
Resigned
PASCO, Sarah Caroline→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-02-08 · resigned 2013-07-17
Resigned
SHEARD, David Peter→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-02-08 · resigned 2013-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-12