16 LEWIS ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

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09605726 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-22
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 May 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-06-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-06-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-05-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 16 LEWIS ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
  13. 2015-05-22
    COATES, David Peter, Dr appointed
    director
  14. 2015-05-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 73 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr David Peter Coates
Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

47 Glenavon Park
Bristol
BS9 1RW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COATES, David Peter, Dr
director · ~73y · appointed 2015-05-22
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Recent filings (21 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-26