LUXTYLE PORTOBELLO LTD

💤Zombieactive
03110035 · ltd · incorporated 1995-10-04
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£100.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 30.4y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
100 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £100,344
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,319 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£49k£73k£97k£122kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£100.3k£121.7k
Net assets£100.3k£121.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-03-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2023-03-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-15
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-16
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-09-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-09-16
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2021-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-09-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-09-06
    ➕
    MOHAMMADIAN, Shahram appointed
    director
  19. 2021-09-06
    ➖
    MAFI, Darius resigned
    director
  20. 2020-11-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2010-02-10
    ➖
    GHAFFOURI, Ardy resigned
    secretary
  22. 2003-10-30
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Shaftesbury PLC
  23. 2001-10-24
    ➕
    GHAFFOURI, Ardy appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-10-24
    ➖
    KAZEMI, Mohammad Reza resigned
    secretary
  25. 1998-06-22
    ➕
    KAZEMI, Mohammad Reza appointed
    secretary
  26. 1998-06-22
    ➖
    LICURGO, Pauola resigned
    secretary
  27. 1997-12-04
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Kleinwort Benson Trustees Limited
  28. 1996-03-18
    ➖
    PHILLIPS-WILLIAMS, Trevor resigned
    director
  29. 1996-03-13
    ➕
    LICURGO, Pauola appointed
    secretary
  30. 1996-03-13
    ➕
    MAFI, Darius appointed
    director
  31. 1996-03-13
    ➖
    PARKER, Harry Francis resigned
    director
  32. 1996-03-11
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Kleinwort Benson Trustees Limited
  33. 1995-12-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: London & Devonshire Trust Limited
  34. 1995-10-06
    ➖
    PARKER, Harry Francis resigned
    secretary
  35. 1995-10-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LUXTYLE PORTOBELLO LTD
  36. 1995-10-04
    ➕
    PARKER, Harry Francis appointed
    secretary
  37. 1995-10-04
    ➕
    PARKER, Harry Francis appointed
    director
  38. 1995-10-04
    ➕
    PHILLIPS-WILLIAMS, Trevor 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

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Portland Hill Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Portland Hill Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
LUXTYLE PORTOBELLO LTD
This company · 03110035

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Portland Hill Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/09/2021
Mr Shahram Mohammadian
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/09/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Darius Maficeased 06/09/2021· 75-100% shares

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

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1995-10-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

127 Commercial Road
London
E1 1PX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-25
Last: 2026-05-11

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

MOHAMMADIAN, Shahram→
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GHAFFOURI, Ardy→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-24 · resigned 2010-02-10
Resigned
KAZEMI, Mohammad Reza→
secretary · appointed 1998-06-22 · resigned 2001-10-24
Resigned
LICURGO, Pauola→
secretary · appointed 1996-03-13 · resigned 1998-06-22
Resigned
PARKER, Harry Francis→
secretary · appointed 1995-10-04 · resigned 1995-10-06
Resigned
MAFI, Darius→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-03-13 · resigned 2021-09-06
Resigned
PARKER, Harry Francis→
director · ~108y · appointed 1995-10-04 · resigned 1996-03-13
Resigned
PHILLIPS-WILLIAMS, Trevor→
director · ~89y · appointed 1995-10-04 · resigned 1996-03-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury PLC
Deed1 property30/10/2003—
outstanding
Kleinwort Benson Trustees
Kleinwort Benson Trustees Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property04/12/1997—
outstanding
Kleinwort Benson Trustees
Kleinwort Benson Trustees Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property11/03/1996—
outstanding
London & Devonshire Trust
London & Devonshire Trust Limited
Rent deposit deed1 property22/12/1995—
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Recent filings (100 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-05-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-20