14 TOTHILL AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
13212445 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-19
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 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 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
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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
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-02-19🏢Company incorporatedAs 14 TOTHILL AVENUE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2021-02-19➕BERESFORD WARD, Lawrence Gerard Lester appointeddirector
- 2021-02-19📄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 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
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 76 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Lawrence Gerard Lester Beresford Ward Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 THORNHILL ROAD (PLYMOUTH) MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 10684842 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 12 WYNDHAM SQUARE COMPANY LIMITED→ 10372065 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 127 NORTH HILL LIMITED→ 10720806 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 13 ERMINGTON TERRACE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 02452333 · est 1989 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 36y | — | — |
| 13 RADNOR PLACE RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 11745533 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 132 NORTH ROAD (SALTASH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 07039925 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| 135 WINGFIELD VILLAS RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 02666972 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| 14 BROAD STREET, MODBURY LIMITED→ 02122585 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| 14 LLANDUDNO ROAD LIMITED→ 06147536 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 14 WARREN STREET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 06700945 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| 14 WOODLAND TERRACE PLYMOUTH LIMITED→ 01960463 · est 1985 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 40y | — | — |
| 14,HOLYROOD PLACE,PLYMOUTH,LIMITED→ 02028930 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
2 Murrayfield Close
Plymouth
PL2 3FB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-04
Last: 2026-02-18
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
BERESFORD WARD, Lawrence Gerard Lester→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2021-02-19
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Recent filings (14 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-02-19