24 BOLTON GARDENS (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04870379 · ltd · incorporated 2003-08-19
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 Dec 2023
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
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
Metric2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-04-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-03-01
    ➖
    SARDARI, Guyve, Mr. resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-05-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-05-02
    ➕
    AZOULAI, Romain appointed
    director
  7. 2025-02-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-02-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2025-02-27
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  10. 2025-02-11
    ➕
    FOSTER KEMP COMPANY SERVICES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2025-02-11
    ➖
    DAVENPORT, James, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  12. 2024-09-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-09-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-09-22
    ➕
    SARDARI, Guyve, Mr. appointed
    director
  16. 2022-09-21
    ➕
    DAVENPORT, James, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  17. 2022-09-21
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2022-09-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2022-09-19
    ➖
    CASIRAGHI, Carlo, Mr. resigned
    director
  20. 2022-09-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-09-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2021-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-09-18
    ➖
    PRATT, Jonathan Giles Pascoe resigned
    director
  24. 2020-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2012-11-27
    ➖
    STEPHENS, William resigned
    director
  27. 2012-11-19
    ➖
    STEPHENS, William resigned
    secretary
  28. 2003-08-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 24 BOLTON GARDENS (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
  29. 2003-08-19
    ➕
    STEPHENS, William appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-08-19
    ➕
    STL SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2003-08-19
    ➖
    STL SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2003-08-19
    ➕
    CASIRAGHI, Carlo, Mr. appointed
    director
  33. 2003-08-19
    ➕
    PRATT, Jonathan Giles Pascoe appointed
    director
  34. 2003-08-19
    ➕
    STEPHENS, William appointed
    director
  35. 2003-08-19
    ➕
    STL DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  36. 2003-08-19
    ➖
    STL DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Incorporated2003-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Regent House
13-15 George Street
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP20 2HU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

FOSTER KEMP COMPANY SERVICES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-02-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AZOULAI, Romain→
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVENPORT, James, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2022-09-21 · resigned 2025-02-11
Resigned
STEPHENS, William→
secretary · appointed 2003-08-19 · resigned 2012-11-19
Resigned
STL SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-08-19 · resigned 2003-08-19
Resigned
CASIRAGHI, Carlo, Mr.→
director · ~97y · appointed 2003-08-19 · resigned 2022-09-19
Resigned
PRATT, Jonathan Giles Pascoe→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-08-19 · resigned 2021-09-18
Resigned
SARDARI, Guyve, Mr.→
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-09-22 · resigned 2026-03-01
Resigned
STEPHENS, William→
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-08-19 · resigned 2012-11-27
Resigned
STL DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-08-19 · resigned 2003-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-27
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-23