PORTLAND HILL GROUP LTD
💤Zombieactive
02876907 · ltd · incorporated 1993-12-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£539.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
93 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.
See pricing →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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £539,431
Net assets shrinking
Down £92 YoY
Cash YoY
+2185%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£594
↑ 2185% YoY
Net Worth
£539k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £539.4k | £539.5k |
| Current assets | £1.63M | £1.47M |
| Cash | £594 | £26 |
| Debtors | £1.63M | £1.47M |
| Net assets | £539.4k | £539.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-18➖MOHAMMADIAN, Bhavna resigneddirector
- 2025-10-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-14➖MOHAMMADIAN, Bhavna resignedsecretary
- 2011-10-07➕MOHAMMADIAN, Bhavna appointeddirector
- 2003-11-20➖TZAR LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2002-12-27➕MOHAMMADIAN, Bhavna appointedsecretary
- 2002-12-27➖MOHAMMADIAN, Shahram resignedsecretary
- 1993-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs PORTLAND HILL GROUP LTD
- 1993-12-01➕MOHAMMADIAN, Shahram appointeddirector
- 1993-12-01➕MOHAMMADIAN, Shahram appointedsecretary
- 1993-12-01➕DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-12-01➖DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-12-01➕DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1993-12-01➖DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1993-12-01➕TZAR LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Shahram Mohammadian Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47-49 BIGNOLD HOUSE LTD→ 11881522 · est 2019 | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 5 NEWTON ROAD (MANAGEMENT COMPANY) LIMITED→ 16833068 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 53VALLANCEROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 17127439 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 60 FAIRLOP ROAD RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 05270089 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
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| 60 MULBERRY WAY (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 13444851 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 60 PARAGON ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 10855531 · est 2017 | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 61 LYNDHURST DRIVE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 17047572 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Registered office
127 Commercial Road
London
E1 1PX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
MOHAMMADIAN, Shahram→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 1993-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOHAMMADIAN, Bhavna→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-12-27 · resigned 2015-05-14
MOHAMMADIAN, Shahram→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-12-01 · resigned 2002-12-27
DMCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-12-01 · resigned 1993-12-01
MOHAMMADIAN, Bhavna→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2011-10-07 · resigned 2025-10-18
DMCS DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-12-01 · resigned 1993-12-01
TZAR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 1993-12-01 · resigned 2003-11-20
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (93 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-26