150 LEADENHALL STREET NOMINEES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01336496 · ltd · incorporated 1977-10-31
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
119 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-01-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2020-12-22
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    BASTIN, Paul Rudolf resigned
    director
  11. 2020-12-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-12-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-04-03
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  14. 2020-04-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    ESPLANADE BUSINESS CONSTLTANTS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2016-03-10
    ➕
    VERHOEVEN, Simon Leendert appointed
    director
  20. 2016-03-10
    ➖
    BASTIN, Paul Rudolf resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-04-11
    ➕
    BASTIN, Paul Rudolf appointed
    secretary
  22. 2007-01-10
    ➖
    EBC ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2006-08-15
    ➖
    MALDE, Vipul resigned
    director
  24. 1994-04-07
    ➖
    WEST, Martin resigned
    director
  25. 1993-10-26
    ➖
    BARNS-GRAHAM, Peter Charles resigned
    director
  26. 1992-11-26
    ➕
    WEST, Martin appointed
    director
  27. 1992-11-20
    ➖
    SEAKENS, Paul Michael resigned
    director
  28. 1992-05-20
    ➖
    BARNS-GRAHAM, Peter Charles resigned
    secretary
  29. 1992-05-20
    ➕
    EBC ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 1992-05-20
    ➖
    MARTIN, Ernest Terence resigned
    director
  31. 1977-10-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 150 LEADENHALL STREET NOMINEES LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Leendert Verhoeven
Individual · Dutch · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Simon Leendert Verhoevenceased 14/04/2017· 75-100% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1977-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

153 153
Eastern Esplanade
Canvey Island
Essex
SS8 7HY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

ESPLANADE BUSINESS CONSTLTANTS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VERHOEVEN, Simon Leendert→
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNS-GRAHAM, Peter Charles→
secretary · resigned 1992-05-20
Resigned
BASTIN, Paul Rudolf→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-11 · resigned 2016-03-10
Resigned
EBC ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1992-05-20 · resigned 2007-01-10
Resigned
BARNS-GRAHAM, Peter Charles→
director · ~75y · resigned 1993-10-26
Resigned
BASTIN, Paul Rudolf→
director · ~61y · resigned 2020-12-22
Resigned
MALDE, Vipul→
director · ~73y · resigned 2006-08-15
Resigned
MARTIN, Ernest Terence→
director · ~75y · resigned 1992-05-20
Resigned
SEAKENS, Paul Michael→
director · ~65y · resigned 1992-11-20
Resigned
WEST, Martin→
director · ~60y · appointed 1992-11-26 · resigned 1994-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (119 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-01-19