1-12 PILGRIMS COURT COMPANY LIMITED

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01807880 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1984-04-11
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£35.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (76/100)

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
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
112 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £35,362
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,947 YoY
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↓ 10.0% YoY
Net Worth
£35k
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 9.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£8k£15k£23k£31k£38kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£35.4k£39.2k
Current assets£26.4k£29.3k
Cash£25.6k£28.4k
Debtors£829£902
Net assets£35.4k£38.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
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  3. 2023-06-08
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  4. 2022-06-06
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  5. 2021-06-25
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  6. 2021-04-15
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  7. 2021-04-15
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  8. 2021-04-15
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  9. 2020-05-07
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  10. 2019-05-24
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  11. 2018-06-04
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  12. 2017-05-26
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  13. 2016-05-13
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  14. 2016-04-15
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  15. 2015-05-22
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  16. 2009-04-02
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    SETON-CLEMENTS, Richard Kevin appointed
    secretary
  17. 2009-04-01
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    AYRES, Charlotte Ann resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-05-22
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    AYRES, Charlotte Ann appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-05-21
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    SHIELDON, Claire Florence resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-05-21
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    SHIELDON, Claire Florence resigned
    director
  21. 2005-06-01
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    FOULSTON, Steven David appointed
    director
  22. 2005-05-16
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    WARMAN, Maureen Anne resigned
    director
  23. 2003-04-30
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    TURNER, Adam resigned
    director
  24. 2001-03-01
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    SHIELDON, Claire Florence appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-03-01
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    SHIELDON, Claire Florence appointed
    director
  26. 2001-01-31
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    WEBSTER, Stephanie Lynn Margaret, Major resigned
    secretary
  27. 2001-01-31
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    WEBSTER, Stephanie Lynn Margaret, Major resigned
    director
  28. 1999-06-01
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    FELTS, Evelyn resigned
    director
  29. 1999-06-01
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    WARMAN, Maureen Anne appointed
    director
  30. 1997-05-13
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    WARMAN, Maureen Anne resigned
    secretary
  31. 1997-05-13
    ➕
    WEBSTER, Stephanie Lynn Margaret, Major appointed
    secretary
  32. 1997-05-13
    ➖
    BRIGHTY, Geoffrey E resigned
    director
  33. 1997-05-13
    ➕
    FELTS, Evelyn appointed
    director
  34. 1997-05-13
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    KERRIGAN, Christopher Brian resigned
    director
  35. 1997-05-13
    ➕
    TURNER, Adam appointed
    director
  36. 1997-05-13
    ➖
    WARMAN, Maureen Anne resigned
    director
  37. 1997-05-13
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    WEBSTER, Stephanie Lynn Margaret, Major appointed
    director
  38. 1993-03-31
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    WARMAN, Maureen Anne appointed
    secretary
  39. 1993-03-31
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    WEBSTER, Stephanie, Major resigned
    secretary
  40. 1993-03-31
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    WARMAN, Maureen Anne appointed
    director
  41. 1993-03-31
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    WEBSTER, Stephanie, Major resigned
    director
  42. 1984-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As 1-12 PILGRIMS COURT COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Steven David Foulston
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1984-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

237 Westcombe Hill
London
SE3 7DW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

SETON-CLEMENTS, Richard Kevin→
secretary · appointed 2009-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOULSTON, Steven David→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AYRES, Charlotte Ann→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-22 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
SHIELDON, Claire Florence→
secretary · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2007-05-21
Resigned
WARMAN, Maureen Anne→
secretary · appointed 1993-03-31 · resigned 1997-05-13
Resigned
WEBSTER, Stephanie Lynn Margaret, Major→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-13 · resigned 2001-01-31
Resigned
WEBSTER, Stephanie, Major→
secretary · resigned 1993-03-31
Resigned
BRIGHTY, Geoffrey E→
director · ~78y · resigned 1997-05-13
Resigned
FELTS, Evelyn→
director · ~70y · appointed 1997-05-13 · resigned 1999-06-01
Resigned
KERRIGAN, Christopher Brian→
director · ~71y · resigned 1997-05-13
Resigned
SHIELDON, Claire Florence→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2007-05-21
Resigned
TURNER, Adam→
director · ~62y · appointed 1997-05-13 · resigned 2003-04-30
Resigned
WARMAN, Maureen Anne→
director · ~99y · appointed 1999-06-01 · resigned 2005-05-16
Resigned
WARMAN, Maureen Anne→
director · ~99y · appointed 1993-03-31 · resigned 1997-05-13
Resigned
WEBSTER, Stephanie Lynn Margaret, Major→
director · ~76y · appointed 1997-05-13 · resigned 2001-01-31
Resigned
WEBSTER, Stephanie, Major→
director · ~78y · resigned 1993-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (112 total)

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