37 WILMINGTON SQUARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05883027 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2006-07-20
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
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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 accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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
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. 2026-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-29
    ➖
    ALLEN, Barry Francis resigned
    director
  9. 2019-03-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-02-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-02-26
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-04-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-09-20
    ➖
    BOWMAN, Sheridan, Dr resigned
    secretary
  17. 2007-09-20
    ➖
    BOWMAN, Sheridan, Dr resigned
    director
  18. 2007-09-01
    ➕
    MAURICE, Francois Emmanuel appointed
    director
  19. 2006-07-27
    ➖
    BB SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2006-07-27
    ➖
    BB SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2006-07-21
    ➕
    BOWMAN, Sheridan, Dr appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-07-21
    ➕
    ALLEN, Barry Francis appointed
    director
  23. 2006-07-21
    ➕
    BOWMAN, Sheridan, Dr appointed
    director
  24. 2006-07-21
    ➖
    MOREIRA, Bianca resigned
    director
  25. 2006-07-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 37 WILMINGTON SQUARE LIMITED
  26. 2006-07-20
    ➕
    BB SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2006-07-20
    ➕
    MOREIRA, Bianca appointed
    director
  28. 2006-07-20
    ➕
    BB SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Francois Emmanuel Maurice
Individual · French · DOB 07/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence27/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Barry Francis Allenceased 26/02/2019· significant influence

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

Similar companies

Active · Holding company · WC postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
32 ONSLOW ROAD LIMITED→
01367515 · est 1978 · no financials extracted
————47y——
33 TALGARTH ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED→
15915522 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
————1y——
34 MUSEUM STREET (MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→
02871928 · est 1993 · no financials extracted
————32y——
35 CRAVEN STREET MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
04929584 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————22y——
36 HARWOOD ROAD LONDON SW6 MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
13878863 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
39 A-D ARGYLE ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→
13383836 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
39 SWINTON STREET LIMITED→
02154132 · est 1987 · no financials extracted
————38y——
3DD HOLDINGS LTD→
05102800 · est 2004 · no financials extracted
————22y——
3FS CAPITAL LTD→
13499022 · est 2021 · no financials extracted
————4y——
3R FEATURES LIMITED→
11188696 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
————8y——
4 NESBITTS ALLEY FREEHOLD LTD→
16835124 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
4 WILMINGTON SQUARE LTD→
16313665 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2006-07-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

37 Wilmington Square
London
WC1X 0EG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

MAURICE, Francois Emmanuel→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOWMAN, Sheridan, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-21 · resigned 2007-09-20
Resigned
BB SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-07-20 · resigned 2006-07-27
Resigned
ALLEN, Barry Francis→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-07-21 · resigned 2019-03-29
Resigned
BOWMAN, Sheridan, Dr→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-07-21 · resigned 2007-09-20
Resigned
MOREIRA, Bianca→
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-07-20 · resigned 2006-07-21
Resigned
BB SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2006-07-20 · resigned 2006-07-27
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-11