197 LONDON ROAD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05338924 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-21
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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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (68/100)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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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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 (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04➖JEMPSON, Jamie Paul resigneddirector
- 2020-09-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-04➕FAITHFULL, Timothy appointeddirector
- 2020-03-18➖DEVOY, Hannah resigneddirector
- 2020-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-18📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-03-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-05-24➕DEVOY, Hannah appointeddirector
- 2018-05-24➖MAXWELL, Peter resigneddirector
- 2009-12-09➕FAITHFULL, Timothy appointedsecretary
- 2009-12-09➖MAXWELL, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2008-02-04➕MAXWELL, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2008-02-02➖PALMER, Raymond Kenneth resignedsecretary
- 2008-02-02➖PALMER, Raymond Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2005-01-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 197 LONDON ROAD LIMITED
- 2005-01-21➕PALMER, Raymond Kenneth appointedsecretary
- 2005-01-21➕JEMPSON, Jamie Paul appointeddirector
- 2005-01-21➕MAXWELL, Peter appointeddirector
- 2005-01-21➕PALMER, Raymond Kenneth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Unit 2.02 High Weald House
Glovers End
Bexhill
East Sussex
TN39 5ES
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
FAITHFULL, Timothy→
Activesecretary · appointed 2009-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FAITHFULL, Timothy→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2020-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MAXWELL, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-02-04 · resigned 2009-12-09
PALMER, Raymond Kenneth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-01-21 · resigned 2008-02-02
DEVOY, Hannah→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-05-24 · resigned 2020-03-18
JEMPSON, Jamie Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2005-01-21 · resigned 2020-12-04
MAXWELL, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 2005-01-21 · resigned 2018-05-24
PALMER, Raymond Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2005-01-21 · resigned 2008-02-02
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-09-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-28