40 CADOGAN PLACE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04957503 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£6
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 15.1y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
76 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
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 £6
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£6
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6 | £6 |
| Current assets | — | £6 |
| Net assets | £6 | £6 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-07-28➖AURBAL CORPORATE LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26➕AURBAL CORPORATE LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-08-26➖GLOBAL SECRETARIAL NOMINEES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-08-26📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2020-08-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Emirates Nbd Pjsc
- 2013-10-02🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Emirates Nbd Pjsc
- 2012-04-18➕GLOBAL SECRETARIAL NOMINEES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-04-17➖HARRIS, Karen resignedsecretary
- 2011-05-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Singapore Limited
- 2009-09-04➖LLOYD COOPER, Peter Ross resigneddirector
- 2009-08-26➕AL JASSMI, Abdulaziz Zakaria Ahmed Abdulla appointeddirector
- 2008-03-10➕LLOYD COOPER, Peter Ross appointeddirector
- 2008-03-10➖MASRI, Mohamad Zahi resigneddirector
- 2007-09-03➖HALDAR, Ali Doureid resigneddirector
- 2007-01-15➕HARRIS, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-15➖BRIAN PAUL (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-01-15➖COOPER, Marcus Simon resigneddirector
- 2007-01-15➕HALDAR, Ali Doureid appointeddirector
- 2007-01-15➖LEDERER, Nicholas Charles resigneddirector
- 2007-01-15➕MASRI, Mohamad Zahi appointeddirector
- 2004-11-18➖COOPER, Marcus Simon resignedsecretary
- 2004-11-18➕BRIAN PAUL (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2003-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 40 CADOGAN PLACE LIMITED
- 2003-11-07➕COOPER, Marcus Simon appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-07➕COOPER, Marcus Simon appointeddirector
- 2003-11-07➕LEDERER, Nicholas Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
115 London Road
Morden
Surrey
SM4 5HP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)
AL JASSMI, Abdulaziz Zakaria Ahmed Abdulla→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2009-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COOPER, Marcus Simon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2004-11-18
HARRIS, Karen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2012-04-17
AURBAL CORPORATE LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-08-26 · resigned 2021-07-28
BRIAN PAUL (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2004-11-18 · resigned 2007-01-15
GLOBAL SECRETARIAL NOMINEES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-18 · resigned 2020-08-26
COOPER, Marcus Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2007-01-15
HALDAR, Ali Doureid→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2007-09-03
LEDERER, Nicholas Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2007-01-15
LLOYD COOPER, Peter Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2008-03-10 · resigned 2009-09-04
MASRI, Mohamad Zahi→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2008-03-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Emirates Nbd Pjsc | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/10/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Emirates Nbd Pjsc | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/10/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Bank of Singapore Bank of Singapore Limited | Composite guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 05/05/2011 | — |
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Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2020-08-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-08-26