2 BRADBURNE ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08468064 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-02
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
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (76/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£1£2£2£3£4Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-012024-07-01
Total assets£4£4
Debtors£4£4
Net assets£4£4

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
    HOMES AND STEEPLE LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2024-10-30
    BURNS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & LETTINGS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2024-10-30
    CHARD, Andrew resigned
    director
  6. 2024-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-10-30
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  8. 2024-10-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-10-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  12. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-04
    KELLEWAY, Caroline resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-02-04
    BURNS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & LETTINGS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2020-02-04
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  18. 2020-02-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2019-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-08-04
    MANNERS, Barry Kenneth appointed
    director
  23. 2016-03-18
    BRODIE, Peter John Alistair resigned
    director
  24. 2015-12-07
    CAROLAN, John resigned
    director
  25. 2015-03-01
    CAROLAN, John resigned
    secretary
  26. 2015-03-01
    KELLEWAY, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  27. 2013-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2 BRADBURNE ROAD LIMITED
  28. 2013-04-02
    CAROLAN, John appointed
    secretary
  29. 2013-04-02
    BRODIE, Peter John Alistair appointed
    director
  30. 2013-04-02
    CAROLAN, John appointed
    director
  31. 2013-04-02
    CHARD, Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.

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

Babylon Investments Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Babylon Investments Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
2 BRADBURNE ROAD LIMITED
This company · 08468064

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
Babylon Investments Ltd
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares02/04/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

30 The Triangle
Bournemouth
BH2 5SE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last made up to: 2025-07-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

HOMES AND STEEPLE LTD
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANNERS, Barry Kenneth
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-08-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAROLAN, John
secretary · appointed 2013-04-02 · resigned 2015-03-01
Resigned
KELLEWAY, Caroline
secretary · appointed 2015-03-01 · resigned 2020-02-04
Resigned
BURNS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT & LETTINGS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-02-04 · resigned 2024-10-30
Resigned
BRODIE, Peter John Alistair
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-04-02 · resigned 2016-03-18
Resigned
CAROLAN, John
director · ~72y · appointed 2013-04-02 · resigned 2015-12-07
Resigned
CHARD, Andrew
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-04-02 · resigned 2024-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-30
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-10-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-05