26 CAMBRIDGE ROAD LTD

💤Zombieactive
04698190 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-19
    ➖
    QUALTERS, Anne Elizabeth resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-02-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-02-04
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-01-30
    ➖
    GAIGALAS, Mantas resigned
    director
  9. 2023-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-05-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-05-06
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  13. 2021-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-17
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-12-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-12-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-12-14
    ➕
    GAIGALAS, Mantas appointed
    director
  21. 2018-12-14
    ➖
    HENDERSON, Bradley James resigned
    director
  22. 2015-06-05
    ➕
    QUALTERS, Ewan Heath appointed
    secretary
  23. 2015-05-27
    ➖
    TRIMMINGS, Linda Louise resigned
    director
  24. 2015-05-22
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Bradley James appointed
    director
  25. 2015-03-10
    ➖
    GRAY, Frank resigned
    director
  26. 2015-03-10
    ➕
    QUALTERS, Anne Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2008-09-11
    ➕
    QUALTERS, Ewan Heath appointed
    director
  28. 2008-09-11
    ➖
    TAMI, Mark Richard resigned
    secretary
  29. 2008-09-11
    ➕
    GRAY, Frank appointed
    director
  30. 2008-09-11
    ➖
    TAMI, Mark Richard resigned
    director
  31. 2008-07-18
    ➖
    HOPKINS, Jane resigned
    director
  32. 2005-11-15
    ➖
    LAWRENCE, Joey John resigned
    director
  33. 2005-11-15
    ➕
    TRIMMINGS, Linda Louise appointed
    director
  34. 2005-07-01
    ➕
    HOPKINS, Jane appointed
    director
  35. 2005-07-01
    ➖
    RICHARDS, Simon Andrew William resigned
    director
  36. 2003-05-02
    ➕
    TAMI, Mark Richard appointed
    secretary
  37. 2003-05-02
    ➖
    FORMATION SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2003-05-02
    ➕
    LAWRENCE, Joey John appointed
    director
  39. 2003-05-02
    ➕
    RICHARDS, Simon Andrew William appointed
    director
  40. 2003-05-02
    ➕
    TAMI, Mark Richard appointed
    director
  41. 2003-05-02
    ➖
    FORMATION DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2003-03-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 26 CAMBRIDGE ROAD LTD
  43. 2003-03-14
    ➕
    FORMATION SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 2003-03-14
    ➕
    FORMATION DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ewan Heath Qualters
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/12/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mantas Gaigalasceased 30/01/2024· board control
  • Mr Bradley James Hendersonceased 14/12/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2003-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

26a Cambridge Road
Bromley
BR1 4EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-21
Last: 2026-03-07

Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)

QUALTERS, Ewan Heath→
secretary · appointed 2015-06-05
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Active
QUALTERS, Ewan Heath→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAMI, Mark Richard→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2008-09-11
Resigned
FORMATION SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-14 · resigned 2003-05-02
Resigned
GAIGALAS, Mantas→
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-12-14 · resigned 2024-01-30
Resigned
GRAY, Frank→
director · ~42y · appointed 2008-09-11 · resigned 2015-03-10
Resigned
HENDERSON, Bradley James→
director · ~42y · appointed 2015-05-22 · resigned 2018-12-14
Resigned
HOPKINS, Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-07-01 · resigned 2008-07-18
Resigned
LAWRENCE, Joey John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2005-11-15
Resigned
QUALTERS, Anne Elizabeth→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-03-10 · resigned 2026-03-19
Resigned
RICHARDS, Simon Andrew William→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2005-07-01
Resigned
TAMI, Mark Richard→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-05-02 · resigned 2008-09-11
Resigned
TRIMMINGS, Linda Louise→
director · ~51y · appointed 2005-11-15 · resigned 2015-05-27
Resigned
FORMATION DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-14 · resigned 2003-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-01