171-173 BERMONDSEY STREET LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05414212 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-05

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

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£3.05M

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: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 53). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 20.4y

15/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 20.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,053,209

Net assets shrinking

Down £19,125 YoY

Cash draining

Cash down 70% YoY

Cash YoY

-70%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5k

↓ 70% YoY

Net Worth

£3.1m

~ YoY

Current Assets

£493k

↑ 4.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£4.33M	£4.36M
Current assets	£492.9k	£472.7k
Cash	£4.9k	£16.3k
Debtors	£487.9k	£456.5k
Net assets	£3.05M	£3.07M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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accounts · AA
2025-01-31
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accounts · AA
2023-10-17
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accounts · AA
2022-10-04
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accounts · AA
2021-11-06
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accounts · AA
2020-10-25
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accounts · AA
2020-01-29
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mortgage · MR01
2020-01-27
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mortgage · MR04
2020-01-27
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mortgage · MR04
2020-01-27
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Charge satisfied #6
2020-01-27
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Charge satisfied #5
2020-01-24
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Interbay Funding LTD
2019-12-04
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accounts · AA
2019-01-23
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accounts · AA
2018-03-01
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address · AD01
2018-01-22
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accounts · AA
2016-12-30
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accounts · AA
2016-05-07
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annual-return · AR01
2016-01-01
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WILLSHER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-01-01
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BOOTH, Stewart James resigned
secretary
2012-07-11
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Charge satisfied #4
2012-07-11
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Charge satisfied #3
2012-07-03
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Charge satisfied #2
2012-07-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-06-21
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2012-06-21
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2008-08-01
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2008-06-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2005-12-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2005-12-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2005-04-05
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Company incorporated
As 171-173 BERMONDSEY STREET LIMITED
2005-04-05
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VIVENTI, Giorgio appointed
director
2005-04-05
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BOOTH, Stewart James appointed
secretary
2005-04-05
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-05
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-05
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-04-05
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Giorgio Viventi Individual · Italian · DOB 01/1973 · age 53	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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

Incorporated2005-04-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Toad Hall Cattawade Street

Cattawade

Manningtree

CO11 1RG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-19

Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WILLSHER SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-01-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

VIVENTI, Giorgio→

director · ~53y · appointed 2005-04-05

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Active

BOOTH, Stewart James→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-05 · resigned 2016-01-01

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-05 · resigned 2005-04-05

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-05 · resigned 2005-04-05

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	InterBay Interbay Funding LTD	A registered charge	2 properties	24/01/2020	—
satisfied	Santander Santander UK PLC	Debenture	1 property	21/06/2012	27/01/2020
satisfied	Santander Santander UK PLC	Legal charge	1 property	21/06/2012	27/01/2020
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge of licensed premises	1 property	01/08/2008	11/07/2012
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	05/06/2008	11/07/2012
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	09/12/2005	03/07/2012
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	09/12/2005	03/07/2012

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