29A FLAT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14606340 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-20
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
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (71/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  2. 2025-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-27
    ADLER, Marc resigned
    director
  4. 2025-08-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-11-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-05-24
    FLAXFIELDS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2023-05-24
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  10. 2023-01-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 29A FLAT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  11. 2023-01-20
    GUY, Simon John appointed
    director
  12. 2023-01-20
    ADLER, Marc appointed
    director
  13. 2023-01-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Incorporated2023-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Office 1, Fordham House Court 46 Newmarket Road
Fordham
Ely
CB7 5LL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FLAXFIELDS SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-05-24
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Active
GUY, Simon John
director · ~66y · appointed 2023-01-20
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Active
ADLER, Marc
director · ~71y · appointed 2023-01-20 · resigned 2025-08-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-30
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-20