133 WELLS ROAD TENANTS WORKSHOP LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05687124 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-25
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
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (76/100)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, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-02-16📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2010-06-28➖KINGSTON, Andrew James resignedsecretary
- 2010-06-28➖KINGSTON, Andrew James resigneddirector
- 2009-01-23➖MARTIN, Connie resigneddirector
- 2006-05-26➕MARTIN, Connie appointeddirector
- 2006-02-06➖BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-02-04➕DEEGALLE, Mahinda, Dr appointeddirector
- 2006-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs 133 WELLS ROAD TENANTS WORKSHOP LIMITED
- 2006-01-25➕KINGSTON, Andrew James appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-25➕BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-25➕KINGSTON, Andrew James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Dr Mahinda Deegalle Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65 | — | — | board controlboard control | 25/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98200 — Undifferentiated service-producing activities of private households for own use
Registered office
133 Wells Road
Flat 4
Bath
Somerset
BA2 3AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
DEEGALLE, Mahinda, Dr→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KINGSTON, Andrew James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2010-06-28
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2006-02-06
KINGSTON, Andrew James→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2006-01-25 · resigned 2010-06-28
MARTIN, Connie→
Resigneddirector · ~107y · appointed 2006-05-26 · resigned 2009-01-23
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Recent filings (50 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
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accounts · AA
2025-10-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-06