24/26 ALMA ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11656361 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-02
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-17➖GEORGE-FRANCHI, Angela Kathleen resigneddirector
- 2024-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-25📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-03-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-09➕CONNELL, Julie Erica appointeddirector
- 2019-04-09➕GEORGE-FRANCHI, Angela Kathleen appointeddirector
- 2019-04-08➖LAWRENCE, Barbara Ann resigneddirector
- 2019-04-08➖LAWRENCE, Karl William resigneddirector
- 2018-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 24/26 ALMA ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2018-11-02➕LAWRENCE, Barbara Ann appointeddirector
- 2018-11-02➕LAWRENCE, Karl William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Julie Erica Connell Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/04/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Angela Kathleen George-Franchiceased 17/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ABSOLUTE LETTINGS SOUTH DEVON LTD→ 15206208 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE SALES & LETTINGS LTD→ 07230553 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
24/26 Alma Road
Brixham
TQ5 8QR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
CONNELL, Julie Erica→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GEORGE-FRANCHI, Angela Kathleen→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-04-09 · resigned 2025-01-17
LAWRENCE, Barbara Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2018-11-02 · resigned 2019-04-08
LAWRENCE, Karl William→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 2018-11-02 · resigned 2019-04-08
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Recent filings (29 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04