39 SWINTON STREET LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02154132 · ltd · incorporated 1987-08-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 7.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
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
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-07-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-21➕KIDD, Martin appointeddirector
- 2020-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-14➖STORFER, Peter Benson, Mr. resignedsecretary
- 2019-10-14➖STORFER, Peter Benson, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2018-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
- 2017-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2010-03-14➖RAMSDEN, Sean David resigneddirector
- 2010-03-14➕STORFER, Peter Benson, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2009-05-18➕RAMSDEN, Sean David appointeddirector
- 2008-08-31➖RAMSDEN, Virginia Clare resigneddirector
- 2001-07-25➕RAMSDEN, Virginia Clare appointeddirector
- 2001-07-19➖CARR, Adrian James Selden resigneddirector
- 1998-04-27➕CARR, Adrian James Selden appointeddirector
- 1998-02-08➖LAMONT, Duncan Michael resigneddirector
- 1994-09-01➕LAMONT, Duncan Michael appointeddirector
- 1994-04-27➖STORFER, Peter Benson, Mr. resignedsecretary
- 1994-01-17➕STORFER, Peter Benson, Mr. appointedsecretary
- 1993-03-01➖JANES, Paul resignedsecretary
- 1993-03-01➖KEMP, James resigneddirector
- 1987-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 39 SWINTON STREET LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Martin Kidd Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 21/07/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr. Peter Benson Storferceased 14/10/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AIMS HOLDINGS NO. 2 LIMITED→ 03580575 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| AIRE CAPITAL LTD→ 11226471 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AIRIS SECURITY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 14542710 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AIROULE UK LTD→ 11373283 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AIX CAPITAL GROUP LTD→ 16595963 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AIX PROPERTIES LTD→ 13805413 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AJAINDRA HOLDINGS LTD→ 16900887 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AJN DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED→ 03444996 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| AJN HOLDCO LTD→ 16203913 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AKAN GROUP LTD→ 16165121 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
39 Swinton Street
Bloomsbury
London
WC1X 9NT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27
Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)
KIDD, Martin→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2020-04-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JANES, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-03-01
STORFER, Peter Benson, Mr.→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-01-17 · resigned 1994-04-27
STORFER, Peter Benson, Mr.→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2019-10-14
CARR, Adrian James Selden→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 1998-04-27 · resigned 2001-07-19
KEMP, James→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1993-03-01
LAMONT, Duncan Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1994-09-01 · resigned 1998-02-08
RAMSDEN, Sean David→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-05-18 · resigned 2010-03-14
RAMSDEN, Virginia Clare→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2001-07-25 · resigned 2008-08-31
STORFER, Peter Benson, Mr.→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2010-03-14 · resigned 2019-10-14
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/07/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (117 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-07-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-21