20 GRANVILLE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD

💤Zombieactive
12083446 · ltd · incorporated 2019-07-03
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). 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 (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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2025-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-22
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  3. 2026-01-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2026-01-18
    ➕
    ANTHONY JAMES CONSULTANCY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2025-08-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-03-23
    ➖
    TURNER, Miles resigned
    director
  7. 2025-03-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-11-22
    ➖
    ANTHONY JAMES CONSULTANCY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2023-11-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-11-22
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2023-11-07
    ➕
    TURNER, Miles appointed
    director
  14. 2023-11-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2023-10-02
    ➖
    TURNER, Miles Jeremy resigned
    director
  16. 2023-10-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2023-08-02
    ➖
    ELLIS, Mark Austin resigned
    director
  18. 2023-08-02
    ➕
    TURNER, Miles Jeremy appointed
    director
  19. 2023-08-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2023-08-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-07-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  22. 2023-07-17
    ➕
    ANTHONY JAMES CONSULTANCY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2023-07-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2023-07-17
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  25. 2023-05-10
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  26. 2023-05-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  27. 2022-08-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  28. 2022-03-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  29. 2022-03-18
    ➖
    TURNER, Miles Jeremy resigned
    director
  30. 2022-03-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  31. 2021-02-03
    ➕
    BUSHELL, David Thomas appointed
    director
  32. 2021-02-03
    ➖
    ELLIS, Lloyd Austin resigned
    director
  33. 2021-02-03
    ➕
    TURNER, Miles Jeremy appointed
    director
  34. 2019-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 20 GRANVILLE ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
  35. 2019-07-03
    ➕
    ELLIS, Lloyd Austin appointed
    director
  36. 2019-07-03
    ➕
    ELLIS, Mark Austin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 75 — succession pressure is live.

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 75 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Charlotte House
35-37 Hoghton Street
Southport
PR9 0NS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ANTHONY JAMES CONSULTANCY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2026-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUSHELL, David Thomas→
director · ~75y · appointed 2021-02-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANTHONY JAMES CONSULTANCY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-07-17 · resigned 2023-11-22
Resigned
ELLIS, Lloyd Austin→
director · ~35y · appointed 2019-07-03 · resigned 2021-02-03
Resigned
ELLIS, Mark Austin→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-07-03 · resigned 2023-08-02
Resigned
TURNER, Miles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-11-07 · resigned 2025-03-23
Resigned
TURNER, Miles Jeremy→
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-08-02 · resigned 2023-10-02
Resigned
TURNER, Miles Jeremy→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-02-03 · resigned 2022-03-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-01-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-02