19 MARTELL ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09720294 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-06
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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: 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
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 19 MARTELL ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
- 2015-08-06➕WILKINS, Nicholas appointeddirector
- 2015-08-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 72 — 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
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Gavin Murphy Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 09/08/2019 |
Mr Harry Joseph Whiteley Wilkins Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/08/2016 |
Miss Andrea Gayle Pell Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 05/08/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Julie Eva Lawrie Swanstonceased 17/05/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 10 BAY VIEW TERRACE LTD→ 16312338 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| 13 CLARENCE STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 04080360 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| 13 SOUTH LTD→ 15261874 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 14 ST MARGARETS ROAD OXFORD LIMITED→ 02736224 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 33y | — | — |
| 15 HIGHER MARKET STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05209059 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 15-17 CASTLE GREEN MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 10933350 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Higher Penscawn
Summercourt
Newquay
Cornwall
TR8 5AN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
WILKINS, Nicholas→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2015-08-06
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Recent filings (22 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-05-19