ANN ST MEWS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
💤Zombieactive
NI636161 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-02
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 | 2024-02-29 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-28➖CREAGH, Gerda resigneddirector
- 2025-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-23➖MCCUSKER, Carol Anne Mary resigneddirector
- 2024-02-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-24➕CREAGH, Gerda appointeddirector
- 2023-04-24➕MCCUSKER, Carol Anne Mary appointeddirector
- 2023-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ANN ST MEWS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD
- 2016-02-02➕CREAGH, Paul Francis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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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Mr Paul Creagh Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 01/06/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Carol Anne Mary Mccuskerceased 24/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Dr Gerda Creaghceased 24/04/2023· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-02-02
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
32/34 Ann Street
Ballycastle
Co. Antrim
BT54 6AD
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
CREAGH, Paul Francis→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CREAGH, Gerda→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2023-04-24 · resigned 2025-02-28
MCCUSKER, Carol Anne Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2023-04-24 · resigned 2024-07-23
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19