129 KILBURN LANE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03413047 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-31
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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: 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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
88 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
60
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-01
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    KHATUN, Razna resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-09
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-04-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2016-03-01
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    KHATUN, Razna appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-01
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    MIAH, Shamim resigned
    director
  19. 2006-11-22
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    MIAH, Shamim appointed
    director
  20. 2006-11-22
    ➖
    WIJESEKERA, Titus resigned
    director
  21. 2005-08-01
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    SCOURFIELD, Paul appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-08-01
    ➕
    SCOURFIELD, Paul Steven appointed
    director
  23. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    INGER, Finola Joy resigned
    director
  24. 2005-08-01
    ➖
    INGER, Rodney John resigned
    director
  25. 2005-08-01
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    WIJESEKERA, Titus appointed
    director
  26. 2004-09-10
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    INGER, Rodney John resigned
    secretary
  27. 1997-07-31
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    Company incorporated
    As 129 KILBURN LANE LIMITED
  28. 1997-07-31
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    nominee-secretary
  29. 1997-07-31
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    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    nominee-secretary
  30. 1997-07-31
    ➕
    INGER, Rodney John appointed
    secretary
  31. 1997-07-31
    ➕
    INGER, Finola Joy appointed
    director
  32. 1997-07-31
    ➕
    INGER, Rodney John appointed
    director
  33. 1997-07-31
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1997-07-31
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    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Steven Scourfield
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

27 Chambers Lane
London
NW10 2RJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

SCOURFIELD, Paul→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-01
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Active
SCOURFIELD, Paul Steven→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-08-01
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Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-31 · resigned 1997-07-31
Resigned
INGER, Rodney John→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-31 · resigned 2004-09-10
Resigned
INGER, Finola Joy→
director · ~56y · appointed 1997-07-31 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
INGER, Rodney John→
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-07-31 · resigned 2005-08-01
Resigned
KHATUN, Razna→
director · ~47y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2025-09-01
Resigned
MIAH, Shamim→
director · ~46y · appointed 2006-11-22 · resigned 2016-03-01
Resigned
WIJESEKERA, Titus→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-08-01 · resigned 2006-11-22
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-07-31 · resigned 1997-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19