156 CASTLE ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04099319 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-31
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£5
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £5

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1£2£3£4£5Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£5£5
Net assets£5£5

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-11-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-04-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-04-20
    ➕
    GRAHAM, Matthew David appointed
    director
  13. 2021-04-20
    ➖
    RAMSBOTTOM, Stephen resigned
    director
  14. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-31
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2018-10-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2011-12-01
    ➖
    WOOD-ROBINSON, Dianne Carol resigned
    director
  21. 2009-07-27
    ➕
    WOOD-ROBINSON, Dianne Carol appointed
    director
  22. 2009-06-29
    ➖
    BEATTIE, Michael resigned
    director
  23. 2007-09-06
    ➕
    COWEN, William Duncan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-09-06
    ➖
    GREENWOOD, Judith Mary resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-09-06
    ➖
    GREENWOOD, Judith Mary resigned
    director
  26. 2002-01-31
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, Judith Mary appointed
    secretary
  27. 2002-01-31
    ➖
    HILLIER, Amanda Jane resigned
    secretary
  28. 2002-01-31
    ➕
    BEATTIE, Michael appointed
    director
  29. 2002-01-31
    ➕
    GREENWOOD, Judith Mary appointed
    director
  30. 2002-01-31
    ➖
    HILLIER, Amanda Jane resigned
    director
  31. 2002-01-31
    ➖
    HILLIER, Peter William resigned
    director
  32. 2002-01-31
    ➕
    RAMSBOTTOM, Stephen appointed
    director
  33. 2000-10-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 156 CASTLE ROAD LIMITED
  34. 2000-10-31
    ➕
    HILLIER, Amanda Jane appointed
    secretary
  35. 2000-10-31
    ➕
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2000-10-31
    ➖
    L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2000-10-31
    ➕
    HILLIER, Amanda Jane appointed
    director
  38. 2000-10-31
    ➕
    HILLIER, Peter William appointed
    director
  39. 2000-10-31
    ➕
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  40. 2000-10-31
    ➖
    L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Jayne Ryan
Individual · Welsh · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-10-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Walker Landray
1 Harcourt Place
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 2EP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

COWEN, William Duncan→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAHAM, Matthew David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREENWOOD, Judith Mary→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-31 · resigned 2007-09-06
Resigned
HILLIER, Amanda Jane→
secretary · appointed 2000-10-31 · resigned 2002-01-31
Resigned
L & A SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-31 · resigned 2000-10-31
Resigned
BEATTIE, Michael→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-01-31 · resigned 2009-06-29
Resigned
GREENWOOD, Judith Mary→
director · ~74y · appointed 2002-01-31 · resigned 2007-09-06
Resigned
HILLIER, Amanda Jane→
director · ~73y · appointed 2000-10-31 · resigned 2002-01-31
Resigned
HILLIER, Peter William→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-10-31 · resigned 2002-01-31
Resigned
RAMSBOTTOM, Stephen→
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-01-31 · resigned 2021-04-20
Resigned
WOOD-ROBINSON, Dianne Carol→
director · ~80y · appointed 2009-07-27 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned
L & A REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-31 · resigned 2000-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-30