41 FERNSHAW ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03130895 · ltd · incorporated 1995-11-27
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company 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 (78/100)

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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees00

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

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Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-25
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  2. 2024-03-19
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  3. 2023-08-29
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  4. 2022-05-16
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  5. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  6. 2020-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  8. 2018-09-14
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  9. 2018-09-14
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  10. 2018-03-05
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  11. 2017-12-05
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  12. 2017-03-23
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  13. 2017-02-09
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  14. 2016-03-31
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  15. 2015-11-30
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  16. 2012-10-24
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    KHAN, Zena resigned
    director
  17. 2010-09-15
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    FANNIN, Gary Steven resigned
    director
  18. 2010-09-15
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    KHAN, Zena appointed
    director
  19. 2010-09-13
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    STRONG, James Harry Mansell appointed
    director
  20. 2009-12-31
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    HUDSON, Catherine Lucy resigned
    secretary
  21. 2001-11-18
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    HUDSON, Catherine Lucy appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-11-18
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    RABER, Henrik resigned
    secretary
  23. 2000-09-01
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    MORTSTEDT, Anna Linnea Kristina resigned
    secretary
  24. 2000-09-01
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    RABER, Henrik appointed
    secretary
  25. 1997-01-01
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    FANNIN, Gary Steven appointed
    director
  26. 1996-08-24
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    MORTSTEDT, Anna Linnea Kristina appointed
    secretary
  27. 1996-08-23
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    PAPAS, Tami Lynn resigned
    secretary
  28. 1996-08-23
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    PAPAS, Tami Lynn resigned
    director
  29. 1996-08-05
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    HOGARTH-SCOTT, Janet Deakin resigned
    director
  30. 1995-11-27
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    Company incorporated
    As 41 FERNSHAW ROAD LIMITED
  31. 1995-11-27
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    PAPAS, Tami Lynn appointed
    secretary
  32. 1995-11-27
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1995-11-27
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1995-11-27
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    HOGARTH-SCOTT, Janet Deakin appointed
    director
  35. 1995-11-27
    ➕
    PAPAS, Tami Lynn appointed
    director
  36. 1995-11-27
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1995-11-27
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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
Incorporated1995-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

17 Walkergate
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 1DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

STRONG, James Harry Mansell→
director · ~61y · appointed 2010-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUDSON, Catherine Lucy→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-18 · resigned 2009-12-31
Resigned
MORTSTEDT, Anna Linnea Kristina→
secretary · appointed 1996-08-24 · resigned 2000-09-01
Resigned
PAPAS, Tami Lynn→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-27 · resigned 1996-08-23
Resigned
RABER, Henrik→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-01 · resigned 2001-11-18
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-11-27 · resigned 1995-11-27
Resigned
FANNIN, Gary Steven→
director · ~57y · appointed 1997-01-01 · resigned 2010-09-15
Resigned
HOGARTH-SCOTT, Janet Deakin→
director · ~84y · appointed 1995-11-27 · resigned 1996-08-05
Resigned
KHAN, Zena→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-09-15 · resigned 2012-10-24
Resigned
PAPAS, Tami Lynn→
director · ~60y · appointed 1995-11-27 · resigned 1996-08-23
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-11-27 · resigned 1995-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-30