ADMIRALTY GATE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08739032 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-14➖TOWNSON, Rodney Guy resigneddirector
- 2022-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-08-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-20➖BENNING, Sandip Singh resigneddirector
- 2018-11-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-11-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-09-22➕BENNING, Sandip Singh appointeddirector
- 2016-07-19➕TOWNSON, Rodney Guy appointeddirector
- 2014-06-16➕O'TOOLE, Tracy Marion appointedsecretary
- 2013-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs ADMIRALTY GATE LIMITED
- 2013-10-18➕DORE, Vanessa Julie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Vanessa Julie Dore Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/10/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Rodney Guy Townsonceased 05/08/2022· significant influence
- Mr Sandip Singh Benningceased 20/11/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
33 Station Road
Rainham
Gillingham
ME8 7RS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
O'TOOLE, Tracy Marion→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DORE, Vanessa Julie→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BENNING, Sandip Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-09-22 · resigned 2018-11-20
TOWNSON, Rodney Guy→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2016-07-19 · resigned 2022-11-14
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-09