PREMIER VCT (MAILBOX) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03832043 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-26

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. 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. 5 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

9 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 26.5y

15/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 26.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 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

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (1 active, 18 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

169 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	200	200000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (69 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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VYAS, Uday resigned
director
2026-03-31
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officers · TM01
2025-12-01
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accounts · AA
2025-01-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-30
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officers · CH01
2023-10-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-04
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accounts · AA01
2019-04-11
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accounts · AA
2019-03-09
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gazette · DISS40
2019-02-19
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gazette · GAZ1
2018-05-18
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OLIVAL, Denise resigned
secretary
2017-09-26
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SACHDEV, Ramesh Chandra Govindji resigned
director
2015-03-24
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Charge satisfied #6
2015-03-24
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Charge satisfied #5
2014-03-20
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VYAS, Uday appointed
director
2014-03-14
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BATTES, Kay resigned
secretary
2014-03-14
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OLIVAL, Denise appointed
secretary
2013-07-06
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Charge satisfied #7
2013-07-04
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Metro Bank PLC
2013-07-04
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Metro Bank PLC
2013-06-17
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SACHDEV, Ramesh Chandra Govindji appointed
director
2012-07-24
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Longbow Investment No 2 S.A.R.L.
2007-03-14
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Charge satisfied #4
2007-03-14
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Charge satisfied #3
2007-03-14
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Charge satisfied #2
2007-03-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2007-03-02
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SACHDEV, Rishi Ramesh appointed
director
2007-03-02
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BATTES, Kay appointed
secretary
2007-03-02
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TOOMEY, Mark Daniel resigned
secretary
2007-03-02
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BARRY, Hayley resigned
director
2007-03-02
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LYNN, Trevor Matthew William resigned
director
2007-03-02
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STANFORD, Henry Julian Aglionby resigned
director
2007-03-02
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THORNTON, Jonathan Martin resigned
director
2007-03-02
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
2007-03-02
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
2004-10-14
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GAIN, Jonathan Mark resigned
secretary
2004-10-14
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TOOMEY, Mark Daniel appointed
secretary
2004-05-19
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Healthcare and Leisure Property Fund PLC (The Security Trustee)
2003-02-04
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Healthcare and Leisure Property Fund PLC (The Security Trustee)
2002-10-16
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REEVE, Patrick Harold resigned
director
2002-10-16
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STANFORD, Henry Julian Aglionby appointed
director
2002-09-16
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BARRY, Hayley appointed
director

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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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Shiva (Mailbox) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Shiva (Mailbox) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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PREMIER VCT (MAILBOX) LIMITED

This company · 03832043

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Shiva (Mailbox) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/01/2025

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Paul Andrew Baudetceased 06/01/2025· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Rishi Ramesh Sachdevceased 06/04/2016· significant influence · firm interest
Mr Ramesh Govindji Sachdevceased 06/04/2016· significant influence · firm interest

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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

Incorporated1999-08-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Regent House, Theobald Street

Borehamwood

Hertfordshire

WD6 4RS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-13

Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (1 active · 17 resigned)

SACHDEV, Rishi Ramesh→

director · ~50y · appointed 2007-03-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BATTES, Kay→

secretary · appointed 2007-03-02 · resigned 2014-03-14

Resigned

DAVIS, William Edward→

secretary · appointed 1999-12-14 · resigned 2000-05-12

Resigned

GAIN, Jonathan Mark→

secretary · appointed 2000-05-12 · resigned 2004-10-14

Resigned

OLIVAL, Denise→

secretary · appointed 2014-03-14 · resigned 2018-05-18

Resigned

TOOMEY, Mark Daniel→

secretary · appointed 2004-10-14 · resigned 2007-03-02

Resigned

HILLGATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-08-26 · resigned 1999-12-08

Resigned

BARRY, Hayley→

director · ~58y · appointed 2002-09-16 · resigned 2007-03-02

Resigned

LYNN, Trevor Matthew William→

director · ~70y · appointed 2001-03-07 · resigned 2007-03-02

Resigned

MURPHY, Daragh Maurice→

director · ~51y · appointed 2001-03-07 · resigned 2002-09-13

Resigned

REEVE, Patrick Harold→

director · ~66y · appointed 1999-12-14 · resigned 2002-10-16

Resigned

SACHDEV, Ramesh Chandra Govindji→

director · ~81y · appointed 2013-06-17 · resigned 2017-09-26

Resigned

STANFORD, Henry Julian Aglionby→

director · ~61y · appointed 2002-10-16 · resigned 2007-03-02

Resigned

THORNTON, Jonathan Martin→

director · ~78y · appointed 1999-12-14 · resigned 2007-03-02

Resigned

VYAS, Uday→

director · ~48y · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2026-03-31

Resigned

WARWICK, Alister John Neville→

director · ~79y · appointed 1999-12-14 · resigned 2001-03-07

Resigned

HILLGATE NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 1999-08-26 · resigned 1999-12-08

Resigned

HILLGATE SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 1999-08-26 · resigned 1999-12-08

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	04/07/2013	—
outstanding	Metro Bank Metro Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	04/07/2013	—
satisfied	Longbow Investment No 2 S.A.R.L.	Debenture	1 property	24/07/2012	06/07/2013
satisfied	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland	Debenture	1 property	02/03/2007	24/03/2015
satisfied	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland	Legal charge	1 property	02/03/2007	24/03/2015
satisfied	The Healthcare and Leisure Property Fund (The Security Trustee) The Healthcare and Leisure Property Fund PLC (The Security Trustee)	Trust debenture	1 property	19/05/2004	14/03/2007
satisfied	The Healthcare and Leisure Property Fund (The Security Trustee) The Healthcare and Leisure Property Fund PLC (The Security Trustee)	Trust debenture	1 property	04/02/2003	14/03/2007
satisfied	Close Brothers Close Brothers Venture Capital Trust PLC	Debenture	1 property	25/04/2002	14/03/2007
satisfied	Close Brothers Close Brothers Venture Capital Trust PLC	Debenture	1 property	15/12/1999	14/03/2007

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Recent filings (169 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-03-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-30

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-01-23

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-01-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-28

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-10-30

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-10-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-11-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-14