59-63 COWLEY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09295390 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.1k
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 (69/100)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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,062
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 150% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.5k | £2.8k |
| Current assets | £6.8k | £2.7k |
| Net assets | £2.1k | £2.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-09📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2022-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-16➖DOBBS, Thomas David, Dr resigneddirector
- 2020-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-02-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-10➖HARRIS, Matthew Robert James resigneddirector
- 2017-04-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-10-27➕MILLS, Barnaby appointeddirector
- 2016-10-24➕DOBBS, Thomas David, Dr appointeddirector
- 2015-04-01➕COMMON GROUND ESTATE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 59-63 COWLEY ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2014-11-04➕HARRIS, Matthew Robert James 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
C/O Common Ground Estate & Property Management Ltd Chiltern House
45 Station Road
Henley-On-Thames
RG9 1AT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
COMMON GROUND ESTATE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLS, Barnaby→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-10-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOBBS, Thomas David, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2016-10-24 · resigned 2020-10-16
HARRIS, Matthew Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-11-04 · resigned 2017-04-10
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04