30 RITA ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06406321 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-23
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (78/100)

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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-09-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-09-06
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    STANLEY, Upasna resigned
    director
  5. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-06-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2024-06-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-11-17
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    HUMPHREYS, Colin Michael resigned
    secretary
  10. 2023-11-17
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    HUMPHREYS, Colin Michael resigned
    director
  11. 2023-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2021-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  14. 2020-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  15. 2019-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-11-14
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    LIM, Chwen Jeng appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-01
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    LINDSAY, Shona resigned
    director
  21. 2015-03-19
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    BROWNE, James Alexander Thiers resigned
    director
  22. 2015-03-19
    ➕
    STANLEY, Upasna appointed
    director
  23. 2015-02-28
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    HUMPHREYS, Colin Michael appointed
    secretary
  24. 2015-02-28
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    MICALLEF, Alexander George Anthony Victor resigned
    secretary
  25. 2015-02-28
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    LINDSAY, Shona appointed
    director
  26. 2015-02-28
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    MICALLEF, Alexander George Anthony Victor resigned
    director
  27. 2007-10-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 30 RITA ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
  28. 2007-10-23
    ➕
    MICALLEF, Alexander George Anthony Victor appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-10-23
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    EUROLIFE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2007-10-23
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    EUROLIFE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2007-10-23
    ➕
    BROWNE, James Alexander Thiers appointed
    director
  32. 2007-10-23
    ➕
    HUMPHREYS, Colin Michael appointed
    director
  33. 2007-10-23
    ➕
    MICALLEF, Alexander George Anthony Victor appointed
    director
  34. 2007-10-23
    ➕
    EUROLIFE DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  35. 2007-10-23
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    EUROLIFE DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Chwen Jeng Lim
Individual · British · DOB 09/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares23/10/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Upasna Stanleyceased 06/09/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Colin Michael Humphreysceased 17/11/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

30a Rita Road
London
SW8 1JU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

LIM, Chwen Jeng→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUMPHREYS, Colin Michael→
secretary · appointed 2015-02-28 · resigned 2023-11-17
Resigned
MICALLEF, Alexander George Anthony Victor→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2015-02-28
Resigned
EUROLIFE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2007-10-23
Resigned
BROWNE, James Alexander Thiers→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2015-03-19
Resigned
HUMPHREYS, Colin Michael→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2023-11-17
Resigned
LINDSAY, Shona→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-02-28 · resigned 2015-10-01
Resigned
MICALLEF, Alexander George Anthony Victor→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2015-02-28
Resigned
STANLEY, Upasna→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-03-19 · resigned 2024-09-06
Resigned
EUROLIFE DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-10-23 · resigned 2007-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-23