218 HARBORNE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08942529 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 91). 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 (68/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-16
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  4. 2024-04-16
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-04-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-03-03
    ➕
    HASLEHURSTS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2024-03-03
    ➖
    DAVIES, Maryjane resigned
    secretary
  8. 2023-07-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-06
    ➖
    REED, Bryan Arthur resigned
    director
  11. 2022-12-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-05-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-05-23
    ➖
    ADAMS, John James Francis resigned
    director
  14. 2021-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-16
    ➕
    DAVIES, Maryjane appointed
    secretary
  16. 2021-03-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-03-16
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2021-03-16
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2020-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-10-31
    ➖
    C P BIGWOOD MANAGEMENT LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2019-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-08-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2019-04-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2019-01-01
    ➕
    ADAMS, John James Francis appointed
    director
  25. 2018-12-03
    ➕
    C P BIGWOOD MANAGEMENT LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2018-12-03
    ➖
    SDL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LTD T/A ALEXANDER FAULKNER resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2017-02-08
    ➖
    CPBIGWOOD MANAGEMENT LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2017-02-07
    ➕
    SDL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LTD T/A ALEXANDER FAULKNER appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2016-12-09
    ➖
    LORT, Sarah, Dr resigned
    director
  30. 2014-06-02
    ➕
    CPBIGWOOD MANAGEMENT LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2014-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 218 HARBORNE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  32. 2014-03-17
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Alan Francis appointed
    director
  33. 2014-03-17
    ➕
    LORT, Sarah, Dr appointed
    director
  34. 2014-03-17
    ➕
    REED, Bryan Arthur appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

88 Hill Village Road
Sutton Coldfield
B75 5BE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

HASLEHURSTS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RICHARDS, Alan Francis→
director · ~91y · appointed 2014-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIES, Maryjane→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-16 · resigned 2024-03-03
Resigned
C P BIGWOOD MANAGEMENT LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-12-03 · resigned 2020-10-31
Resigned
CPBIGWOOD MANAGEMENT LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-06-02 · resigned 2017-02-08
Resigned
SDL ESTATE MANAGEMENT LTD T/A ALEXANDER FAULKNER→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-02-07 · resigned 2018-12-03
Resigned
ADAMS, John James Francis→
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2022-05-23
Resigned
LORT, Sarah, Dr→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-03-17 · resigned 2016-12-09
Resigned
REED, Bryan Arthur→
director · ~71y · appointed 2014-03-17 · resigned 2022-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-04-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-25