21 ELM ROAD LIMITED

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04771808 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-20
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£-4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -85% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,986
Very low cash
Cash position: £77
Cash draining
Cash down 85% YoY
Cash YoY
-85%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£77
↓ 85% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£77
Current Liabilities
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-£4k-£3k-£2k-£1k-£382£519May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-4.0k£-3.5k
Current assets£77—
Cash£77£519
Net assets£-4.0k£-3.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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  2. 2025-02-24
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  3. 2024-02-07
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  4. 2023-02-03
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  5. 2022-02-21
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  6. 2021-05-13
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  7. 2020-10-19
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    BAKER, Gary William appointed
    director
  8. 2020-10-19
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    SZEKELY, George resigned
    director
  9. 2020-10-19
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  10. 2020-10-19
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  11. 2020-02-28
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  12. 2019-02-27
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  13. 2018-03-02
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  14. 2018-01-16
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  15. 2017-07-04
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    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  16. 2017-06-01
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  17. 2017-05-31
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  18. 2016-08-31
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    SANWELL, Roy appointed
    director
  19. 2016-08-31
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    RAPSON, Craig Andrew resigned
    director
  20. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    TRAYNAR, Jonathan resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    CARROD, Sarah Louise, Dr resigned
    director
  22. 2009-04-01
    ➕
    SZEKELY, George appointed
    director
  23. 2003-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 21 ELM ROAD LIMITED
  24. 2003-05-20
    ➕
    KAISER, Harriet Elizabeth appointed
    director
  25. 2003-05-20
    ➕
    TRAYNAR, Jonathan appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-05-20
    ➕
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2003-05-20
    ➖
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2003-05-20
    ➕
    CARROD, Sarah Louise, Dr appointed
    director
  29. 2003-05-20
    ➕
    MILNE, Alan Robert appointed
    director
  30. 2003-05-20
    ➖
    MILNE, Alan Robert resigned
    director
  31. 2003-05-20
    ➕
    RAPSON, Craig Andrew appointed
    director
  32. 2003-05-20
    ➕
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  33. 2003-05-20
    ➖
    ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

21 Elm Road
Beckenham
Kent
BR3 4JB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

BAKER, Gary William→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-10-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAISER, Harriet Elizabeth→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-05-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANWELL, Roy→
director · ~74y · appointed 2016-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAYNAR, Jonathan→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2003-05-20
Resigned
CARROD, Sarah Louise, Dr→
director · ~50y · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
MILNE, Alan Robert→
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2003-05-20
Resigned
RAPSON, Craig Andrew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
SZEKELY, George→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-04-01 · resigned 2020-10-19
Resigned
ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2003-05-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
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accounts · AA
2026-02-18
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2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-31