126 GRAHAM ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04112148 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-22

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

£307

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

63 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £307

Net assets shrinking

Down £271 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£307

↓ 47% YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 14% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£307	£578
Current assets	£1.7k	£2.0k
Net assets	£307	£578

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2025-07-28
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accounts · AA
2024-08-18
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accounts · AA
2023-07-25
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accounts · AA
2022-07-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-05
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accounts · AA
2018-07-26
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accounts · AA
2017-07-31
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accounts · AA
2016-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-01-07
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-01-07
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-12-24
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annual-return · AR01
2002-10-09
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FERNER, Sarah Dawn appointed
director
2002-07-29
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ROSE, Michael Jonathan appointed
secretary
2002-07-29
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SCHREIBER, Jacob resigned
secretary
2002-07-29
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SHACK, Joe resigned
director
2001-04-03
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SCHREIBER, Jacob appointed
secretary
2001-04-03
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AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-04-03
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SHACK, Joe appointed
director
2001-04-03
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BUYVIEW LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-11-22
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Company incorporated
As 126 GRAHAM ROAD LIMITED
2000-11-22
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AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-11-22
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BUYVIEW LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Sarah Rose Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2000-11-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

Ifield Keene

11 Whitchurch Parade

Whitchurch Lane

Edgware Middx

HA8 6LR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-06

Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ROSE, Michael Jonathan→

secretary · appointed 2002-07-29

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Active

FERNER, Sarah Dawn→

director · ~60y · appointed 2002-10-09

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Active

SCHREIBER, Jacob→

secretary · appointed 2001-04-03 · resigned 2002-07-29

Resigned

AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-22 · resigned 2001-04-03

Resigned

SHACK, Joe→

director · ~86y · appointed 2001-04-03 · resigned 2002-07-29

Resigned

BUYVIEW LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-22 · resigned 2001-04-03

Resigned

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