WESTONHOUSE PROPERTY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04810981 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-25
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
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£69.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower 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: 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £69,826
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,071 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 85% YoY
Cash YoY
-85%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3k
↓ 85% YoY
Net Worth
£70k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £72.5k | £77.6k |
| Cash | £2.9k | £19.6k |
| Net assets | £69.8k | £74.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-12-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-20➕BANTHORPE, Victoria Irene appointeddirector
- 2021-09-22➖PALMER, Raymond Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2020-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-03-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-10➕MAPLESDEN, Laura Louise appointedsecretary
- 2014-06-10➖PALMER, Sally Jane resignedsecretary
- 2008-02-07🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-01-25🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-01-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-10-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2004-02-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mortgage Trust
- 2003-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs WESTONHOUSE PROPERTY LIMITED
- 2003-06-25➕PALMER, Sally Jane appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-25➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-06-25➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-06-25➕PALMER, Raymond Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2003-06-25➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-06-25➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Victoria Irene Banthorpe Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 22/09/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- The Estate Of Mr Raymond Kenneth Palmerceased 22/09/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Raymond Kenneth Palmerceased 22/09/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
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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| 10 ELPHINSTONE RD LTD→ 13553339 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| 125 LONDON ROAD MANAGEMENT RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 09949181 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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| 147 KENNINGTON PARK ROAD (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ 02057068 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| 15 BAYHAM ROAD SEVENOAKS, FLAT MAINTENANCE LIMITED→ 01365843 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 47y | — | — |
| 151-153 FOLKESTONE ROAD LTD→ 14765840 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 17 HOLLIERS HILL LTD→ 10176015 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 17 REGINALD ROAD (BEXHILL) RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 07835989 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-06-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Unit 2.02 High Weald House
Glovers End
Bexhill
East Sussex
TN39 5ES
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
MAPLESDEN, Laura Louise→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BANTHORPE, Victoria Irene→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2021-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PALMER, Sally Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-06-25 · resigned 2014-06-10
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-25 · resigned 2003-06-25
PALMER, Raymond Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2003-06-25 · resigned 2021-09-22
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-25 · resigned 2003-06-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 25/01/2008 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 25/01/2008 | 28/11/2019 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 05/10/2004 | — | |
| satisfied | Mortgage Trust | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/02/2004 | 07/02/2008 |
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Recent filings (72 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-27