29 GLOUCESTER CRESCENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03533474 · ltd · incorporated 1998-03-24
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 88). 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 (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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 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 £1,369
Net assets shrinking
Down £160 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£306£612£917£1k£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.4k£1.5k
Current assets£1.4k£1.5k
Net assets£1.4k£1.5k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-03
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-04
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    BERLIN, Sven Staffan resigned
    director
  9. 2019-11-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-10-20
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    GLIKSTEN, Malcolm Francis appointed
    director
  11. 2019-10-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-02-12
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2015-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-03-12
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    BERLIN, Sven Staffan appointed
    director
  19. 2015-02-18
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    GILKSTEN, Malcolm Francis resigned
    director
  20. 2015-02-18
    ➖
    LANDY, Alice resigned
    director
  21. 2006-10-10
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    GILKSTEN, Malcolm Francis appointed
    director
  22. 2005-10-05
    ➖
    GLIKSTEN, Malcolm Francis resigned
    director
  23. 2005-10-05
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    LANDY, Alice appointed
    director
  24. 2005-10-04
    ➖
    JENNIFER SUSAY, Forgham Bailey resigned
    director
  25. 2002-11-21
    ➖
    LANDY, Alice resigned
    director
  26. 2002-11-19
    ➕
    JENNIFER SUSAY, Forgham Bailey appointed
    director
  27. 1999-09-05
    ➖
    DICK, Robert William resigned
    director
  28. 1999-08-06
    ➕
    GLIKSTEN, Malcolm Francis appointed
    director
  29. 1999-08-06
    ➕
    LANDY, Alice appointed
    director
  30. 1998-05-06
    ➕
    FEND, Michael appointed
    secretary
  31. 1998-05-06
    ➕
    DICK, Robert William appointed
    director
  32. 1998-03-24
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    Company incorporated
    As 29 GLOUCESTER CRESCENT LIMITED
  33. 1998-03-24
    ➕
    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1998-03-24
    ➖
    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 1998-03-24
    ➕
    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 1998-03-24
    ➖
    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-03-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

29 Gloucester Crescent
Camden
London
NW1 7DL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-25
Last: 2026-03-11

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

FEND, Michael→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GLIKSTEN, Malcolm Francis→
director · ~88y · appointed 2019-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 1998-03-24
Resigned
BERLIN, Sven Staffan→
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-03-12 · resigned 2019-11-04
Resigned
DICK, Robert William→
director · ~58y · appointed 1998-05-06 · resigned 1999-09-05
Resigned
GILKSTEN, Malcolm Francis→
director · ~88y · appointed 2006-10-10 · resigned 2015-02-18
Resigned
GLIKSTEN, Malcolm Francis→
director · ~88y · appointed 1999-08-06 · resigned 2005-10-05
Resigned
JENNIFER SUSAY, Forgham Bailey→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-11-19 · resigned 2005-10-04
Resigned
LANDY, Alice→
director · ~96y · appointed 2005-10-05 · resigned 2015-02-18
Resigned
LANDY, Alice→
director · ~96y · appointed 1999-08-06 · resigned 2002-11-21
Resigned
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-03-24 · resigned 1998-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
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accounts · AA
2025-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-11-04