19 PHILLIMORE GARDENS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03853779 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-06
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-25
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  4. 2023-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-24
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2016-05-24
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    officers · AP03
  15. 2016-05-17
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    HOTZ, Deborah appointed
    secretary
  16. 2016-05-17
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    TAN, Aun Hooi resigned
    secretary
  17. 2015-10-13
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2002-11-06
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    TAN, Aun Hooi appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-10-15
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    TJG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-04-24
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    RAUSING, Sigrid Maria Elisabet resigned
    director
  21. 1999-12-06
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    HOTZ, Dennis appointed
    director
  22. 1999-12-06
    ➕
    RAUSING, Sigrid Maria Elisabet appointed
    director
  23. 1999-12-06
    ➖
    HUNTSMOOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1999-12-06
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    HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1999-10-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 19 PHILLIMORE GARDENS LIMITED
  26. 1999-10-06
    ➕
    TJG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-10-06
    ➕
    HUNTSMOOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1999-10-06
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    HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dennis Hotz
Individual · South African · DOB 02/1948 · age 78
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/10/2016

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
Incorporated1999-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

19 Phillimore Gardens
London
W8 7QG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-20
Last: 2025-10-06

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HOTZ, Deborah→
secretary · appointed 2016-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOTZ, Dennis→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAN, Aun Hooi→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-06 · resigned 2016-05-17
Resigned
TJG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-06 · resigned 2002-10-15
Resigned
RAUSING, Sigrid Maria Elisabet→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-12-06 · resigned 2002-04-24
Resigned
HUNTSMOOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-06 · resigned 1999-12-06
Resigned
HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-06 · resigned 1999-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15