166 WALM LANE LIMITED
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 90). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.8k | £-2.8k |
| Current assets | £8.2k | £202 |
| Net assets | £-3.6k | £-3.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2015-12-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2015-12-31📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2015-12-10➕REDFEARN, Justine Alexandra appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-10➖SHRUBSOLE, David resignedsecretary
- 2015-12-10➖SHRUBSOLE, David resigneddirector
- 2015-10-28➕TRUP, Hannah Miriam appointeddirector
- 2008-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 166 WALM LANE LIMITED
- 2008-03-26➕REDFEARN, Justine Alexandra appointeddirector
- 2008-03-26➕SHAH, Mazhar Iqbal appointeddirector
- 2008-03-26➕SHRUBSOLE, David appointedsecretary
- 2008-03-26➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-26➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-26➕SHRUBSOLE, David appointeddirector
- 2008-03-26➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-03-26➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2008-03-26➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-03-26➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 90 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 90 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mazhar Iqbal Shah Individual · British · DOB 04/1936 · age 90 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Justine Alexandra Redfearn Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Hannah Miriam Trup Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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7 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.
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