6-12A BORODIN CLOSE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04295257 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-27
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (60/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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 · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  13. 2017-10-10
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2017-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2001-10-02
    ➕
    POPE, Gregory David appointed
    director
  17. 2001-10-02
    ➖
    PENNINGTONS DIRECTORS (NO 1) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  18. 2001-09-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 6-12A BORODIN CLOSE LIMITED
  19. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    PENNSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2001-09-27
    ➕
    PENNINGTONS DIRECTORS (NO 1) 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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

125 Wood Street
London
EC2V 7AW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

PENNSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-09-27
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Active
POPE, Gregory David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-10-02
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Active
PENNINGTONS DIRECTORS (NO 1) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-09-27 · resigned 2001-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-19