777 DEMOLITION & HAULAGE CO. LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
00806911 · ltd · incorporated 1964-05-28
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Demolition
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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Refinance opportunity

19 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 44.0y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 44.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
19 charges (19/19 with lender, 19/19 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
155 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees1000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-01-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-01-23
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2025-01-23
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    Charge satisfied #17
  7. 2025-01-23
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    Charge satisfied #15
  8. 2025-01-23
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    Charge satisfied #14
  9. 2025-01-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2025-01-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2025-01-07
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    Charge registered #19
    Lender: Msp Capital LTD
  12. 2025-01-07
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    Charge registered #18
    Lender: Msp Capital LTD
  13. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-11-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2021-11-02
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    Charge registered #17
    Lender: Brendan Robinson
  18. 2021-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-05-01
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    KAPOOR, Rajan resigned
    director
  20. 2021-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-10-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  22. 2020-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2020-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2020-10-13
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    PEARCE, Cherry Louise resigned
    director
  25. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2018-10-15
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    PEARCE, Michael John resigned
    secretary
  28. 2016-12-23
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    Charge satisfied #12
  29. 2014-05-16
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    Charge satisfied #13
  30. 2014-01-17
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    Charge satisfied #16
  31. 2013-11-23
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    Charge satisfied #9
  32. 2013-08-20
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    Charge satisfied #11
  33. 2013-08-20
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    Charge satisfied #10
  34. 2013-08-20
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    Charge satisfied #8
  35. 2013-08-20
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    Charge satisfied #7
  36. 2013-07-19
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  37. 2013-07-19
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
  38. 2013-07-16
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    Charge registered #16
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  39. 2007-09-27
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  40. 2005-06-30
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
  41. 2004-08-02
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  42. 2003-01-31
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  43. 2001-06-27
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
  44. 1997-09-18
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    Charge satisfied #2
  45. 1997-09-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  46. 1997-07-30
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  47. 1997-07-24
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  48. 1996-08-16
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    KAPOOR, Rajan appointed
    director
  49. 1996-08-12
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    PEARCE, Michael John appointed
    director
  50. 1996-08-12
    ➖
    KAPOOR, Rajan resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 69 events

Owner dependency

100/100
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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 62 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Norwood Compressors Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Norwood Compressors Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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777 DEMOLITION & HAULAGE CO. LIMITED
This company · 00806911

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Norwood Compressors Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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10 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1964-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43110 — Demolition

Registered office

Kings Parade
Lower Coombe Street
Croydon
Surrey
CR0 1AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

PEARCE, Michael John→
director · ~74y · appointed 1996-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JONES, Bryan Malcolm Farringdon→
secretary · appointed 1993-01-23 · resigned 1994-09-30
Resigned
KAPOOR, Rajan→
secretary · appointed 1994-10-01 · resigned 1996-08-12
Resigned
MCNAMARA, Peter John→
secretary · resigned 1992-01-31
Resigned
PEARCE, Michael John→
secretary · appointed 1996-08-12 · resigned 2018-10-15
Resigned
PITTINGALE, Russell→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-01 · resigned 1993-01-22
Resigned
KAPOOR, Rajan→
director · ~63y · appointed 1996-08-16 · resigned 2021-05-01
Resigned
PEARCE, Cherry Louise→
director · ~75y · appointed 1996-06-11 · resigned 2020-10-13
Resigned
PEARCE, Michael John→
director · ~74y · resigned 1996-06-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

19
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:19 of 19 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Msp Capital
Msp Capital LTD
A registered charge—07/01/2025—
outstanding
Msp Capital
Msp Capital LTD
A registered charge5 properties07/01/2025—
satisfied
Brendan Robinson
A registered charge2 properties02/11/202123/01/2025
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property19/07/201323/01/2025
satisfied
Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
A registered charge1 property19/07/201323/01/2025
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
A registered charge1 property16/07/201317/01/2014
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Chattel mortgage1 property27/09/200716/05/2014
satisfied
Lombard North Central
Lombard North Central PLC
Chattel mortgage1 property30/06/200523/12/2016
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge3 properties02/08/200420/08/2013
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property31/01/200320/08/2013
satisfied
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
Fixed charge over chattels1 property27/06/200123/11/2013
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property30/07/199720/08/2013
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property24/07/199720/08/2013
outstanding
Michael John Pearce
Debenture1 property18/11/1991—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Letter of charge1 property14/03/198913/11/1991
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Guarantee & debenture1 property17/11/198313/11/1991
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property19/05/198213/11/1991
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/05/198218/09/1997
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property19/05/198218/09/1997
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Recent filings (155 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-01-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-17