258 CAMDEN ROAD LONDON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05036484 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-06
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
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
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£4k£7k£11k£14k£18kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets—£17.7k
Net assets—£17.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2024-03-03
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-08
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-02-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2017-02-01
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    COHEN, Naomi resigned
    secretary
  13. 2016-12-02
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-17
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2008-03-15
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    COHEN, Naomi appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-15
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    FELDMAN, Mandy resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-02-27
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    COHEN, Bryan appointed
    director
  20. 2004-02-27
    ➕
    FELDMAN, Mandy appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-02-27
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    COMP COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2004-02-27
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    COMP COMPANY DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2004-02-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 258 CAMDEN ROAD LONDON LIMITED
  24. 2004-02-06
    ➕
    COMP COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2004-02-06
    ➕
    COMP COMPANY DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bryan Cohen
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

118 Gloucester Place
London
W1U 6JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

COHEN, Bryan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-02-27
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Active
COHEN, Naomi→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-15 · resigned 2017-02-01
Resigned
FELDMAN, Mandy→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-27 · resigned 2008-03-15
Resigned
COMP COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-02-06 · resigned 2004-02-27
Resigned
COMP COMPANY DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-02-06 · resigned 2004-02-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-27