1 WATERLOO ROAD MANAGEMENT LTD

💤Zombieactive
13229465 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-02-26
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
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-06-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-06-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-06-14
    GRITTEN, Toby Wade resigned
    director
  9. 2023-03-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-03-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-09-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-09-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 WATERLOO ROAD MANAGEMENT LTD
  18. 2021-02-26
    OBERN, Daniel Paul, Mr. appointed
    director
  19. 2021-02-26
    GRITTEN, Toby Wade appointed
    director
  20. 2021-02-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-12

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Daniel Paul Obern
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
75–100%board control75-100% voting · board control26/02/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr. Toby Wade Grittenceased 14/06/2023· 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
Incorporated2021-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Unit 26 Enterprise Business Park
Midsomer Norton
Somerset
BA3 2BB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-12OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OBERN, Daniel Paul, Mr.
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-02-26
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Active
GRITTEN, Toby Wade
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-02-26 · resigned 2023-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02