56 SELBORNE ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05158003 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2004-06-21
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
58 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-07-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  12. 2017-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-06-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2007-10-01
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    SOMAIYA, Minal appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-10-01
    ➖
    JALAL, Uzma resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-06-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 56 SELBORNE ROAD LIMITED
  20. 2004-06-21
    ➕
    JOHNSTONE, Howard Ian appointed
    director
  21. 2004-06-21
    ➕
    JALAL, Uzma appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-06-21
    ➕
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-06-21
    ➖
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-06-21
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-06-21
    ➖
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2004-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

12 Herent Drive, Clayhall
Ilford
Essex
IG5 0HE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SOMAIYA, Minal→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-01
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Active
JOHNSTONE, Howard Ian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-06-21
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Active
JALAL, Uzma→
secretary · appointed 2004-06-21 · resigned 2007-10-01
Resigned
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-06-21 · resigned 2004-06-21
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-06-21 · resigned 2004-06-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-07