265 FORTON ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05409407 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-31
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-30
Average employees0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-09-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-09-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2016-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2016-03-31
    ➕
    LAZENBURY, Trevor Michael appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-03-31
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    LAZENBURY, Trevor Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-31
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    COUCH, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  20. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    COUCH, Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    HARDY, Christopher Richard resigned
    director
  22. 2016-03-31
    ➕
    LAZENBUIRY, Trevor Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    LAZENBUIRY, Trevor Michael resigned
    director
  24. 2006-11-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  25. 2005-03-31
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    Company incorporated
    As 265 FORTON ROAD LIMITED
  26. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    COUCH, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    COUCH, Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 2005-03-31
    ➕
    HARDY, Christopher Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Trevor Michael Lazenbury
Individual · English · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

T M L House
1a The Anchorage
Gosport
Hampshire
PO12 1LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LAZENBURY, Trevor Michael→
secretary · appointed 2016-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAZENBURY, Trevor Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COUCH, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
COUCH, Andrew→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
HARDY, Christopher Richard→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-03-31 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
LAZENBUIRY, Trevor Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-03-31 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property16/11/200616/04/2016

Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30