140 PARK LANE (2005) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05507472 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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 (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
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
57 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

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100—
Current assets£100—
Net assets£100—
Average employees—0

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-09-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-05-30
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    JEEVES, Alexander Bryan resigned
    director
  17. 2005-10-21
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    EMMETT, Mairead Mary appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-10-21
    ➖
    EMMETT, Mairead Mary resigned
    director
  19. 2005-08-17
    ➕
    JEEVES, Alexander Bryan appointed
    director
  20. 2005-07-26
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    EMMETT, Mairead Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2005-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 140 PARK LANE (2005) LIMITED
  22. 2005-07-13
    ➕
    BERNSTEIN, Steven Heston appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-07-13
    ➕
    TAMARY, Orion Benjamin appointed
    director
  24. 2005-07-13
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-07-13
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    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-07-13
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2005-07-13
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    WATERLOW NOMINEES 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 21 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 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Park Lane Land (2005) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Park Lane Land (2005) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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140 PARK LANE (2005) LIMITED
This company · 05507472

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Park Lane Land (2005) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

219 Old Brompton Road
London
SW5 0EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BERNSTEIN, Steven Heston→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EMMETT, Mairead Mary→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAMARY, Orion Benjamin→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-07-13 · resigned 2005-07-13
Resigned
EMMETT, Mairead Mary→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-07-26 · resigned 2005-10-21
Resigned
JEEVES, Alexander Bryan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2005-08-17 · resigned 2012-05-30
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-07-13 · resigned 2005-07-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17