RED WHARF LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04701237 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-05-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-05-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-05-20➕MELLY, Liam Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-05-20➖EDGE, Malcolm Clive Greenhalgh resignedsecretary
- 2021-05-20➖BOUTINOT, Paul Roger resigneddirector
- 2021-05-20➖EDGE, Malcolm Greenhalgh Clive resigneddirector
- 2021-05-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-03-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-03-05➕EDGE, Malcolm Clive Greenhalgh appointedsecretary
- 2021-03-02➖WOOD, Pauline resignedsecretary
- 2021-03-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-07-12➖WOOD, Albert John resigneddirector
- 2013-06-20➕EDGE, Malcolm Greenhalgh Clive appointeddirector
- 2013-06-19➕BOUTINOT, Paul Roger appointeddirector
- 2003-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs RED WHARF LIMITED
- 2003-03-18➕WOOD, Pauline appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-18➕WOOD, Albert John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Investasurge Landco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Investasurge Landco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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RED WHARF LIMITED
This company · 04701237
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Investasurge Landco Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/05/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Malcolm Clive Greenhalgh Edgeceased 20/05/2021· significant influence
- Mr Paul Roger Boutinotceased 20/05/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
1st Floor Annex
15 Quay Street
Manchester
M3 3HN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
MELLY, Liam Peter→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDGE, Malcolm Clive Greenhalgh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-03-05 · resigned 2021-05-20
WOOD, Pauline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2021-03-02
BOUTINOT, Paul Roger→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2013-06-19 · resigned 2021-05-20
EDGE, Malcolm Greenhalgh Clive→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2013-06-20 · resigned 2021-05-20
WOOD, Albert John→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 2003-03-18 · resigned 2018-07-12
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/05/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (86 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-05-27