172 HAVERSTOCK HILL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
02889426 · ltd · incorporated 1994-01-20
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.
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: medium (70/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-09-20
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  3. 2023-10-02
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  4. 2022-10-18
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  5. 2021-09-23
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  6. 2021-01-07
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  7. 2019-02-06
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2017-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  10. 2016-02-01
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  11. 2016-01-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-02-04
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  13. 2015-02-04
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  14. 2014-06-13
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  15. 2014-06-09
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    KASTNER, Ernst Michael appointed
    director
  16. 2014-06-09
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    KASTNER, Robert Bernard resigned
    director
  17. 2014-06-09
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    officers · TM01
  18. 1994-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 172 HAVERSTOCK HILL LIMITED
  19. 1994-01-20
    ➕
    PARKES, Gary appointed
    secretary
  20. 1994-01-20
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1994-01-20
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1994-01-20
    ➕
    KASTNER, Robert Bernard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Flat 5
172 Haverstock Hill
Greater London
NW3 2AT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

PARKES, Gary→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-20
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Active
KASTNER, Ernst Michael→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-06-09
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-01-20 · resigned 1994-01-20
Resigned
KASTNER, Robert Bernard→
director · ~58y · appointed 1994-01-20 · resigned 2014-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-31