30 ISLINGWORD ROAD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04322831 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-14
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
61 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 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-02 | 2024-05-02 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-10➖WHITFIELD, Teresa resigneddirector
- 2021-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2001-11-16➖HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-11-16➖HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-11-15➕SAYER, Mark Harold Bourchier appointedsecretary
- 2001-11-15➕SAYER, Mark Harold Bourchier appointeddirector
- 2001-11-15➕WHITFIELD, Teresa appointeddirector
- 2001-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 30 ISLINGWORD ROAD LIMITED
- 2001-11-14➕HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-11-14➕HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 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 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Mr Mark Harold Bourchier Sayer Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/11/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Teresa Whitfieldceased 28/11/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-11-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Hill View Tylers Lane
Horney Common
Uckfield
East Sussex
TN22 3EJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last made up to: 2025-05-02
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-08
Last: 2025-11-24
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
SAYER, Mark Harold Bourchier→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAYER, Mark Harold Bourchier→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2001-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-11-14 · resigned 2001-11-16
WHITFIELD, Teresa→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2001-11-15 · resigned 2021-12-10
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-11-14 · resigned 2001-11-16
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Recent filings (61 total)
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2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13