22 OLD ORCHARD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

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14857746 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-05-09
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
8 filings
60
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-11
    KERSHAW, Dorian resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 22 OLD ORCHARD ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  7. 2023-05-09
    KERSHAW, Jeremy James appointed
    director
  8. 2023-05-09
    KERSHAW, Dorian appointed
    director
  9. 2023-05-09
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jeremy James Kershaw
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
25–50%25-50% voting09/05/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dorian Kershawceased 10/05/2025· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

30 St. Giles
Oxford
OX1 3LE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-22
Last: 2026-05-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KERSHAW, Jeremy James
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-05-09
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Active
KERSHAW, Dorian
director · ~65y · appointed 2023-05-09 · resigned 2025-05-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-09