399 EDGWARE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08949706 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2014-03-20

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

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 73/100 (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: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (1 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand

2026-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-29
📄
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-25
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EMLY, Joseph Edward appointed
director
2025-07-25
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GINN, Edward Frederick resigned
director
2025-01-16
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-17
➖
LS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2024-12-17
➖
CHAMBERS, Richard Leonard Douglas resigned
director
2024-12-17
➕
GINN, Edward Frederick appointed
director
2024-12-17
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RICHARDSON, George Mark resigned
director
2024-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-06
📄
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-30
➖
UPTON, Richard resigned
director
2022-04-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-31
➖
CHRISTMAS, Jamie Graham resigned
director
2021-12-17
➖
BARTON, Chris resigned
secretary
2021-12-17
➕
LS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2021-12-17
📄
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-06-19
➖
SHEPHERD, Marcus Owen resigned
director
2021-06-17
➕
RICHARDSON, George Mark appointed
director
2021-05-31
➖
WEINER, Matthew Simon resigned
director
2021-05-27
➕
CHRISTMAS, Jamie Graham appointed
director
2018-03-31
➖
TRENCH, Duncan Alexander Knights resigned
director
2018-03-14
➕
CHAMBERS, Richard Leonard Douglas appointed
director
2016-11-21
➖
MARTIN, Laurence William resigned
director
2016-02-08
➕
UPTON, Richard appointed
director
2015-01-05
➕
BARTON, Chris appointed
secretary
2015-01-05
➖
SHEPHERD, Marcus Owen resigned
secretary
2014-09-01
➖
RATSEY, Helen Maria resigned
secretary
2014-09-01
➕
SHEPHERD, Marcus Owen appointed
secretary
2014-03-20
🏢
Company incorporated
As 399 EDGWARE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
2014-03-20
➕
RATSEY, Helen Maria appointed
secretary
2014-03-20
➕
MARTIN, Laurence William appointed
director
2014-03-20
➕
SHEPHERD, Marcus Owen appointed
director
2014-03-20
➕
TRENCH, Duncan Alexander Knights appointed
director
2014-03-20
➕
WEINER, Matthew Simon appointed
director
2014-03-20
➕
OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2014-03-20
➖
OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Showing most recent 50 of 52 events

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

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2014-03-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

3 St. James's Square

London

SW1Y 4JU

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-21

Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (1 active · 15 resigned)

EMLY, Joseph Edward→

director · ~39y · appointed 2025-07-25

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BARTON, Chris→

secretary · appointed 2015-01-05 · resigned 2021-12-17

Resigned

RATSEY, Helen Maria→

secretary · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2014-09-01

Resigned

SHEPHERD, Marcus Owen→

secretary · appointed 2014-09-01 · resigned 2015-01-05

Resigned

LS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-12-17 · resigned 2024-12-17

Resigned

CHAMBERS, Richard Leonard Douglas→

director · ~49y · appointed 2018-03-14 · resigned 2024-12-17

Resigned

CHRISTMAS, Jamie Graham→

director · ~45y · appointed 2021-05-27 · resigned 2022-03-31

Resigned

GINN, Edward Frederick→

director · ~52y · appointed 2024-12-17 · resigned 2025-07-25

Resigned

MARTIN, Laurence William→

director · ~46y · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2016-11-21

Resigned

RICHARDSON, George Mark→

director · ~66y · appointed 2021-06-17 · resigned 2024-12-17

Resigned

SHEPHERD, Marcus Owen→

director · ~61y · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2021-06-19

Resigned

TRENCH, Duncan Alexander Knights→

director · ~58y · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2018-03-31

Resigned

UPTON, Richard→

director · ~59y · appointed 2016-02-08 · resigned 2022-04-30

Resigned

WEINER, Matthew Simon→

director · ~56y · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2021-05-31

Resigned

OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2014-03-20

Resigned

OVALSEC LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2014-03-20

Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-03-04

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-10-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-18

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-07-29

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-07-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-07-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-01-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-23

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-12-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-12-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-12-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-10-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-05-09