542 UXBRIDGE ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06293392 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-26

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (75/100)

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

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-16
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2025-03-28
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2024-03-22
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2023-03-21
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2022-03-30
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2021-03-26
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2020-03-10
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2019-03-20
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2018-03-02
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2017-08-15
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2017-03-17
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2016-07-18
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2016-03-17
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2015-09-28
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2015-03-26
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2014-11-01
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2010-01-01
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SMITH, Terence Raymond resigned
secretary
2007-06-26
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Company incorporated
As 542 UXBRIDGE ROAD LIMITED
2007-06-26
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CAVANNA, Nicholas Martin appointed
director
2007-06-26
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SMITH, Terence Raymond appointed
secretary
2007-06-26
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-06-26
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-06-26
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD appointed
corporate-director
2007-06-26
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KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD resigned
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 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Nick Martin Cavanna Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-06-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

542 Uxbridge Road

Pinner

Middlesex

HA5 3QA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-10

Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CAVANNA, Nicholas Martin→

director · ~68y · appointed 2007-06-26

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SMITH, Terence Raymond→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-26 · resigned 2010-01-01

Resigned

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-26 · resigned 2007-06-26

Resigned

KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LTD→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-06-26 · resigned 2007-06-26

Resigned

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