5 ST. JOHN'S SQUARE LIMITED

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05106726 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-20
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
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 (76/100)

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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-30
    ➕
    ADAMS, Harriet Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  9. 2020-07-30
    ➖
    PERRAUDIN, William Robert Maurice resigned
    secretary
  10. 2020-07-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2020-07-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-07-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-07-30
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2020-07-29
    ➕
    ADAMS, Harriet Elizabeth appointed
    director
  15. 2020-07-29
    ➖
    PERRAUDIN, William Robert Maurice resigned
    director
  16. 2020-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-07-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-07-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  21. 2019-08-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2019-08-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2010-03-08
    ➖
    PERRAUDIN, Barbara Annie resigned
    director
  24. 2007-03-03
    ➖
    SADLER, Arthur Graham resigned
    director
  25. 2007-03-03
    ➖
    SADLER, Evelyn resigned
    director
  26. 2007-02-17
    ➕
    PERRAUDIN, William Robert Maurice appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-02-17
    ➕
    PERRAUDIN, William Robert Maurice appointed
    director
  28. 2007-02-01
    ➖
    PEACOCK, Andrew Charles resigned
    secretary
  29. 2007-01-26
    ➖
    PEACOCK, Andrew Charles resigned
    director
  30. 2004-04-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 5 ST. JOHN'S SQUARE LIMITED
  31. 2004-04-20
    ➕
    PEACOCK, Andrew Charles appointed
    secretary
  32. 2004-04-20
    ➕
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2004-04-20
    ➖
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2004-04-20
    ➕
    PEACOCK, Andrew Charles appointed
    director
  35. 2004-04-20
    ➕
    PERRAUDIN, Barbara Annie appointed
    director
  36. 2004-04-20
    ➕
    SADLER, Arthur Graham appointed
    director
  37. 2004-04-20
    ➕
    SADLER, Evelyn appointed
    director
  38. 2004-04-20
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2004-04-20
    ➖
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED 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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Michael Littleboy
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares05/08/2019
Mrs Harriet Elizabeth Adams
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/07/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Julian Mark Knowlesceased 22/07/2021· 25-50% shares
  • Mr William Robert Maurice Perraudinceased 30/07/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2004-04-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Flat 1 5 St Johns Square
Flat 1
Wakefield
WF1 2QX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

ADAMS, Harriet Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2020-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Harriet Elizabeth→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEACOCK, Andrew Charles→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-20 · resigned 2007-02-01
Resigned
PERRAUDIN, William Robert Maurice→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-17 · resigned 2020-07-30
Resigned
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-20 · resigned 2004-04-20
Resigned
PEACOCK, Andrew Charles→
director · ~47y · appointed 2004-04-20 · resigned 2007-01-26
Resigned
PERRAUDIN, Barbara Annie→
director · ~107y · appointed 2004-04-20 · resigned 2010-03-08
Resigned
PERRAUDIN, William Robert Maurice→
director · ~68y · appointed 2007-02-17 · resigned 2020-07-29
Resigned
SADLER, Arthur Graham→
director · ~101y · appointed 2004-04-20 · resigned 2007-03-03
Resigned
SADLER, Evelyn→
director · ~93y · appointed 2004-04-20 · resigned 2007-03-03
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-20 · resigned 2004-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-07-30