18 RIDGWAY ROAD FARNHAM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

02789691 · ltd · incorporated 1993-02-12

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

100 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-11-10
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2024-11-21
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2023-11-29
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2022-09-08
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2021-11-15
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2020-11-23
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2019-11-29
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2018-11-21
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2017-12-07
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2016-11-23
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accounts · AA
2016-06-24
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officers · TM01
2016-03-09
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WONG, Manbeu resigned
director
2016-03-09
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annual-return · AR01
2015-11-30
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accounts · AA
2015-03-11
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2014-11-24
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accounts · AA
2000-03-24
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LITTLE, Samantha Jane appointed
secretary
2000-03-24
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LITTLE, Samantha Jane appointed
director
2000-03-24
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DERRICK, Melissa resigned
secretary
2000-03-24
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DERRICK, Melissa resigned
director
2000-01-27
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TAYLOR, Renia Janice Abigail resigned
director
2000-01-27
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WONG, Manbeu appointed
director
1998-02-02
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DERRICK, Melissa appointed
secretary
1998-02-02
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CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1998-02-02
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TAYLOR, Renia Janice Abigail appointed
director
1997-11-17
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MORRIS, Paul Roger resigned
director
1997-04-29
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BEAK, Laura May resigned
director
1997-04-29
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DERRICK, Melissa appointed
director
1993-03-11
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BEAK, Laura May appointed
director
1993-03-11
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CURRIE, Erica resigned
director
1993-03-11
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MORRIS, Paul Roger appointed
director
1993-02-12
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Company incorporated
As 18 RIDGWAY ROAD FARNHAM LIMITED
1993-02-12
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CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1993-02-12
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CURRIE, Erica appointed
director

Owner dependency

85/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Samantha Jane Little Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016
Mr John Paul Wheelan Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016

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

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1989 PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 12456311 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1993-02-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

3 The Bottom

Urchfont

Devizes

Wiltshire

SN10 4SF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-23

Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

LITTLE, Samantha Jane→

secretary · appointed 2000-03-24

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Active

LITTLE, Samantha Jane→

director · ~55y · appointed 2000-03-24

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Active

DERRICK, Melissa→

secretary · appointed 1998-02-02 · resigned 2000-03-24

Resigned

CARGIL MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-02-12 · resigned 1998-02-02

Resigned

BEAK, Laura May→

director · ~121y · appointed 1993-03-11 · resigned 1997-04-29

Resigned

CURRIE, Erica→

director · ~80y · appointed 1993-02-12 · resigned 1993-03-11

Resigned

DERRICK, Melissa→

director · ~53y · appointed 1997-04-29 · resigned 2000-03-24

Resigned

MORRIS, Paul Roger→

director · ~72y · appointed 1993-03-11 · resigned 1997-11-17

Resigned

TAYLOR, Renia Janice Abigail→

director · ~55y · appointed 1998-02-02 · resigned 2000-01-27

Resigned

WONG, Manbeu→

director · ~61y · appointed 2000-01-27 · resigned 2016-03-09

Resigned

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