NIMBUS SECURITIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01049674 · ltd · incorporated 1972-04-12
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-6.21M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 12 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
44 live charges · 12 lenders · oldest 54.0y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 54.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 12 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
44 charges (44/44 with lender, 44/44 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
173 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
71
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,214,137
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£6.2m
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.39M | £-5.40M |
| Net assets | £-6.21M | £-6.18M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (108 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-01➕DENTON, Charles Richard appointeddirector
- 2019-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-04-08➖SMITH, Philip Austin resignedsecretary
- 2019-04-08➖SMITH, Philip Austin resigneddirector
- 2019-01-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-01-22🔓Charge satisfied #44
- 2018-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2007-12-31➖GRAYSON, Donald Alexander resignedsecretary
- 2007-12-31➕SMITH, Philip Austin appointedsecretary
- 2007-12-31➖GRAYSON, Donald Alexander resigneddirector
- 2007-12-31➕SMITH, Philip Austin appointeddirector
- 2007-11-16🔒Charge registered #44Lender: Jane Newton
- 2007-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #42
- 2007-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #41
- 2007-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #36
- 2007-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2007-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2007-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2007-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2007-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2007-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2007-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2007-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2007-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2006-08-27➖CLARK, Richard Jeremy resigneddirector
- 2005-10-28🔒Charge registered #43Lender: Philip Newton (The Lender)
- 2005-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2005-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2005-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2005-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2005-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2005-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2005-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2005-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2005-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2005-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2005-07-29🔓Charge satisfied #3
Showing most recent 50 of 108 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med · 2 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Philip Newton Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77 | — | — | board controlboard control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1972-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
3rd Floor 86 - 90 Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
DENTON, Charles Richard→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAYSON, Donald Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2007-12-31
SMITH, Philip Austin→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-12-31 · resigned 2019-04-08
CLARK, Richard Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2006-08-27
DENTON, Charles Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · resigned 1998-12-31
GRAYSON, Donald Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · resigned 2007-12-31
SMITH, Philip Austin→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2007-12-31 · resigned 2019-04-08
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
44
Total charges
6
Outstanding
5
Active lenders
Status:Lender:44 of 44 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Jane Newton | Legal mortgage | 3 properties | 16/11/2007 | 22/01/2019 | |
| outstanding | Philip Newton (The Lender) | Composite guarantee and debenture | 2 properties | 28/10/2005 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 04/12/1995 | 24/01/2007 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 03/11/1995 | 24/01/2007 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank Limited | Charge over stocks and shares | 1 property | 17/02/1993 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank Limited | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 15/02/1993 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank Limited | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 15/02/1993 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 26/01/1993 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 22/06/1992 | 24/01/2007 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank LTD | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 05/02/1991 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank Limited | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 05/02/1991 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank LTD | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 05/02/1991 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank Limited | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 04/02/1991 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank Limited | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 21/06/1990 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank Limited | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 21/06/1990 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank LTD | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 17/10/1989 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank LTD | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 17/10/1989 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank LTD | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 17/10/1989 | 11/08/1995 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel Bank Hill Samuel Bank Limited | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 27/07/1989 | 19/10/1993 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/07/1989 | 29/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/06/1989 | 29/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 04/04/1989 | 24/01/2007 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 23/03/1989 | 24/01/2007 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 25/11/1988 | 24/01/2007 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel & Co Hill Samuel & Co Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/10/1988 | 29/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Hill Samuel & Co Hill Samuel & Co LTD | Company debenture | 1 property | 26/08/1988 | 29/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/05/1988 | 29/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 15/12/1987 | 29/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 29/10/1987 | 29/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 25/02/1987 | 24/01/2007 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 25/02/1987 | 24/01/2007 | |
| satisfied | Midland Bank Midland Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/10/1986 | 29/07/2005 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 01/07/1985 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 01/07/1985 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 14/08/1984 | 24/01/2007 | |
| satisfied | Portsmouth Building Society | Mortgage | 1 property | 09/08/1984 | 29/07/2005 | |
| outstanding | Portsmouth Building Society | Mortgage | 1 property | 01/12/1983 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 30/09/1983 | 24/01/2007 | |
| outstanding | Hill Samuel & Co Hill Samuel & Co Limited | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 16/09/1983 | — | |
| outstanding | Hunting Gate Developments Hunting Gate Developments Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/08/1983 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/08/1983 | 29/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lombard North Central Lombard North Central LTD | Legal charge | 2 properties | 04/02/1974 | 29/07/2005 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 11/10/1973 | 24/01/2007 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 30/05/1972 | 24/01/2007 |
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Recent filings (173 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-16