18-24 RAINSFORD LANE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06222289 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-23

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

£51

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residents property management

Sector: Activities of households

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 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

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £51

Net assets shrinking

Down £211 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£51

↓ 81% YoY

Current Assets

£51

↓ 81% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£51	£262
Current assets	£51	£262
Net assets	£51	£262

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-04-08
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officers · TM01
2026-04-08
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officers · TM01
2026-04-01
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FULCHER, Carina Ann resigned
director
2026-04-01
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FULCHER, Neil Trevor resigned
director
2026-01-21
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accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
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accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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accounts · AA
2022-01-23
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accounts · AA
2021-04-06
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officers · TM01
2021-04-06
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officers · TM01
2021-04-06
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accounts · AA
2021-04-01
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FIELDING, Philip Charles resigned
director
2021-03-26
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SIMPON, Paul resigned
director
2020-01-24
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accounts · AA
2019-01-12
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accounts · AA
2018-01-21
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accounts · AA
2016-12-27
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accounts · AA
2016-04-17
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annual-return · AR01
2016-04-01
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FULCHER, Carina Ann appointed
director
2016-04-01
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FULCHER, Neil Trevor appointed
director
2016-03-22
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COOMBES, Jan Peter, Captain resigned
director
2012-01-01
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ALI, Halil Dervish appointed
secretary
2012-01-01
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COOMBES, Jan Peter, Captain resigned
secretary
2012-01-01
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BROSNEN, Victoria May resigned
director
2007-04-23
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Company incorporated
As 18-24 RAINSFORD LANE LIMITED
2007-04-23
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ALI, Halil Dervish appointed
director
2007-04-23
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COOMBES, Jan Peter, Captain appointed
secretary
2007-04-23
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BROSNEN, Victoria May appointed
director
2007-04-23
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COOMBES, Jan Peter, Captain appointed
director
2007-04-23
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FIELDING, Philip Charles appointed
director
2007-04-23
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SIMPON, Paul appointed
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 71 — 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 71 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 19 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 ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FULCHER, Carina Ann resigned 2026-04-01; FULCHER, Neil Trevor resigned 2026-04-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Halil Dervish Ali Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-04-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

159 Longlands Road

Sidcup

Kent

DA15 7LB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-20

Last: 2026-04-06

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

ALI, Halil Dervish→

secretary · appointed 2012-01-01

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Active

ALI, Halil Dervish→

director · ~71y · appointed 2007-04-23

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Active

COOMBES, Jan Peter, Captain→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2012-01-01

Resigned

BROSNEN, Victoria May→

director · ~57y · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2012-01-01

Resigned

COOMBES, Jan Peter, Captain→

director · ~51y · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2016-03-22

Resigned

FIELDING, Philip Charles→

director · ~97y · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2021-04-01

Resigned

FULCHER, Carina Ann→

director · ~63y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2026-04-01

Resigned

FULCHER, Neil Trevor→

director · ~64y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2026-04-01

Resigned

SIMPON, Paul→

director · ~67y · appointed 2007-04-23 · resigned 2021-03-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-08

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officers · TM01

2026-04-08

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officers · TM01

2026-04-08