PROPERTY RENOVATIONS (LOUGHBOROUGH) LTD

💤Zombieactive
05209667 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-19
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£100£100
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-11-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-11-02
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    LARGE, Craig Ian resigned
    secretary
  14. 2017-11-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2005-09-15
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    LARGE, Craig Ian appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-09-15
    ➖
    RIDING, Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2004-08-20
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-08-20
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2004-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As PROPERTY RENOVATIONS (LOUGHBOROUGH) LTD
  22. 2004-08-19
    ➕
    HARDY, Kevin appointed
    director
  23. 2004-08-19
    ➕
    RIDING, Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-08-19
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-08-19
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 62 — 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 62. 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 Kevin Hardy
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

Temple Chambers 16a Belvoir Road
Coalville
Leicestershire
LE67 3QE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HARDY, Kevin→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LARGE, Craig Ian→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-15 · resigned 2017-11-02
Resigned
RIDING, Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-19 · resigned 2005-09-15
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-19 · resigned 2004-08-20
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-19 · resigned 2004-08-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-19