41 THE HEADROW LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04885111 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-02
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£134
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Dental practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £134
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,648 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 68% YoY
Cash YoY
-68%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£389
↓ 68% YoY
Net Worth
£134
↓ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 3.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-29 | 2023-09-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £134 | £6.8k |
| Current assets | £17.3k | £16.7k |
| Cash | £389 | £1.2k |
| Debtors | £16.9k | £15.5k |
| Net assets | £134 | £6.8k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-30➕LEVI, Maurice Louis David, Dr appointedsecretary
- 2012-04-30➖LEVI, Sylvia Ruth resignedsecretary
- 2012-04-30➖LEVI, Sylvia Ruth resigneddirector
- 2007-10-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-10-01➕LEVI, Maurice Louis David, Dr appointeddirector
- 2006-09-30➖COLIN, Michael resigneddirector
- 2003-09-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 41 THE HEADROW LIMITED
- 2003-09-02➕LEVI, Sylvia Ruth appointedsecretary
- 2003-09-02➕COLIN, Michael appointeddirector
- 2003-09-02➕LEVI, Sylvia Ruth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Maurice Louis David Levi Individual · British,French · DOB 02/1949 · age 77 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/12/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Dr Maurice Louis David Leviceased 01/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86230 — Dental practice activities
Registered office
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Shadwell
Leeds
LS17 8WD
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
LEVI, Maurice Louis David, Dr→
Activesecretary · appointed 2012-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEVI, Maurice Louis David, Dr→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2006-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEVI, Sylvia Ruth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-02 · resigned 2012-04-30
COLIN, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2003-09-02 · resigned 2006-09-30
LEVI, Sylvia Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2003-09-02 · resigned 2012-04-30
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 01/10/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (62 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-26