24 SEVEN INTERIORS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03833507 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-31
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other construction installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 52). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 19.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
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| Average employees | 500 | 500 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-01-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-30➕CLIFTON, Hayley appointedsecretary
- 2013-09-30➖WARWICK, Jan resignedsecretary
- 2013-01-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-09-01➖CLIFTON, Katherine Diane resignedsecretary
- 2008-09-01➕WARWICK, Jan appointedsecretary
- 2006-07-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2000-04-06➕CLIFTON, Katherine Diane appointedsecretary
- 2000-04-06➖CLIFTON, Luke Worsley resignedsecretary
- 2000-04-06➖GIFFORD, Katherine Diane resigneddirector
- 1999-08-31🏢Company incorporatedAs 24 SEVEN INTERIORS LIMITED
- 1999-08-31➕CLIFTON, Luke Worsley appointeddirector
- 1999-08-31➕CLIFTON, Luke Worsley appointedsecretary
- 1999-08-31➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-31➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-31➕GIFFORD, Katherine Diane appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Hayley Clifton Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Luke Worsley Clifton Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 CONSTRUCT LTD→ 15493703 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1ST 4 PLUMBING LTD→ 05710421 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 23G ELECTRICAL LTD→ 14664661 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 3 COUNTIES BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED→ 06342868 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 3 PHASE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS LTD→ 15446742 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 36 FLITWICK ROAD LTD→ 16757253 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4K LONDON LIMITED→ 16440719 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 63 BEANS LTD→ 09256456 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 83 WHITEHILL RD SPV LTD→ 16883381 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9516 LIMITED→ 10171615 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A & A CONSTRUCTION & SURFACING LTD→ 14331608 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A. AND R. BRUCE LIMITED→ 02152946 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43290 — Other construction installation
Registered office
Unit 31 Park Farm
Ermine Street
Buntingford
Hertfordshire
SG9 9AZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
Active
CLIFTON, Luke Worsley→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 1999-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLIFTON, Katherine Diane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-04-06 · resigned 2008-09-01
CLIFTON, Luke Worsley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 2000-04-06
WARWICK, Jan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2013-09-30
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 1999-08-31
GIFFORD, Katherine Diane→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 1999-08-31 · resigned 2000-04-06
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/01/2013 | 20/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 28/07/2006 | 20/01/2021 |
Recent filings (72 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-01-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-01-20