20 UPTON AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10520504 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-04-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-30➖COLLINSON HALL resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15➖HOWELLS, Samuel Thomas resigneddirector
- 2021-12-15➖WATSON-NELSON, Kelly Ann resigneddirector
- 2021-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-01-21➖ARNOTT, Oliver Andrew Baxter resigneddirector
- 2019-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-07-15➕HOWELLS, Samuel Thomas appointeddirector
- 2018-07-11➖SALMON, Thomas James resigneddirector
- 2017-03-17➕COLLINSON HALL appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-12-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 20 UPTON AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2016-12-12➕MATTHEWS, James Xavier appointeddirector
- 2016-12-12➕ARNOTT, Oliver Andrew Baxter appointeddirector
- 2016-12-12➕SALMON, Thomas James appointeddirector
- 2016-12-12➕WATSON-NELSON, Kelly Ann 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
Incorporated2016-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
24 City Road
London
EC1V 2NX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
MATTHEWS, James Xavier→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2016-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COLLINSON HALL→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-03-17 · resigned 2026-03-30
ARNOTT, Oliver Andrew Baxter→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2016-12-12 · resigned 2019-01-21
HOWELLS, Samuel Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-07-15 · resigned 2021-12-15
SALMON, Thomas James→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2016-12-12 · resigned 2018-07-11
WATSON-NELSON, Kelly Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-12-12 · resigned 2021-12-15
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (32 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-15