17 PARK ROAD RICKMANSWORTH FREEHOLD COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09043365 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-16
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (71/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-11
    ➖
    LOVEGROVE, Sheila resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-27
    ➕
    SANDYS, Yvonne Dorothy appointed
    director
  5. 2025-08-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-01-31
    ➖
    BAKRE, Linda resigned
    director
  7. 2025-01-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-02-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-25
    ➕
    BAKRE, Linda appointed
    director
  13. 2021-11-25
    ➖
    KEEFE, Jason Paul resigned
    director
  14. 2021-11-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-11-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-11-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-04-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-04-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-04-18
    ➖
    DUNNETTE, Jeremy resigned
    director
  21. 2021-04-18
    ➕
    LOVEGROVE, Sheila appointed
    director
  22. 2020-05-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2020-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2019-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2018-10-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2014-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 17 PARK ROAD RICKMANSWORTH FREEHOLD COMPANY LIMITED
  27. 2014-05-16
    ➕
    DUNNETTE, Jeremy appointed
    director
  28. 2014-05-16
    ➕
    KEEFE, Jason Paul 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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Flat 2 17 Park Rd
Rickmansworth
WD3 1HU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24
Last: 2025-05-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SANDYS, Yvonne Dorothy→
director · ~70y · appointed 2025-08-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKRE, Linda→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-11-25 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned
DUNNETTE, Jeremy→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-05-16 · resigned 2021-04-18
Resigned
KEEFE, Jason Paul→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-05-16 · resigned 2021-11-25
Resigned
LOVEGROVE, Sheila→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-04-18 · resigned 2026-02-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-25