234 KEW ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03227940 · ltd · incorporated 1996-07-22
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
12 officers (1 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,639

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£603£1k£2k£2k£3kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£1.6k£1.6k
Current assets£1.6k£3.0k
Net assets£1.6k£1.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-20
    ➖
    WYATT, Andrew William resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    TJAN, Timo appointed
    director
  7. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-10-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-12-03
    ➖
    DURRANT, Anthony Harrisson resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-12-03
    ➖
    DURRANT, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  20. 2009-03-23
    ➖
    LLOYD JONES, Russell Marcus resigned
    director
  21. 2007-08-24
    ➖
    GEORGE, Robert Christopher resigned
    director
  22. 2007-05-01
    ➕
    LLOYD JONES, Russell Marcus appointed
    director
  23. 2002-03-22
    ➖
    WILKES, Roger Francis resigned
    director
  24. 2001-05-24
    ➕
    GEORGE, Robert Christopher appointed
    director
  25. 2000-05-16
    ➖
    STOREY, Giles resigned
    secretary
  26. 2000-04-05
    ➕
    DURRANT, Anthony Harrisson appointed
    secretary
  27. 2000-04-05
    ➖
    DURRANT, Anthony Harrison resigned
    director
  28. 2000-04-05
    ➕
    DURRANT, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  29. 2000-04-05
    ➕
    WYATT, Andrew William appointed
    director
  30. 1998-07-17
    ➖
    STYLES, David resigned
    director
  31. 1996-10-29
    ➕
    WILKES, Roger Francis appointed
    director
  32. 1996-07-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 234 KEW ROAD LIMITED
  33. 1996-07-22
    ➕
    STOREY, Giles appointed
    secretary
  34. 1996-07-22
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1996-07-22
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1996-07-22
    ➕
    DURRANT, Anthony Harrison appointed
    director
  37. 1996-07-22
    ➕
    STYLES, David appointed
    director
  38. 1996-07-22
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 1996-07-22
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Incorporated1996-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

234 Kew Road
Richmond
Surrey
TW9 3JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (1 active · 11 resigned)

TJAN, Timo→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DURRANT, Anthony Harrisson→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-05 · resigned 2013-12-03
Resigned
STOREY, Giles→
secretary · appointed 1996-07-22 · resigned 2000-05-16
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-07-22 · resigned 1996-07-22
Resigned
DURRANT, Anthony Harrison→
director · ~95y · appointed 1996-07-22 · resigned 2000-04-05
Resigned
DURRANT, Jacqueline→
director · ~95y · appointed 2000-04-05 · resigned 2013-12-03
Resigned
GEORGE, Robert Christopher→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-05-24 · resigned 2007-08-24
Resigned
LLOYD JONES, Russell Marcus→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2009-03-23
Resigned
STYLES, David→
director · ~69y · appointed 1996-07-22 · resigned 1998-07-17
Resigned
WILKES, Roger Francis→
director · ~78y · appointed 1996-10-29 · resigned 2002-03-22
Resigned
WYATT, Andrew William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-04-05 · resigned 2025-09-20
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1996-07-22 · resigned 1996-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-29