199 LOWER RICHMOND ROAD DEVELOPMENT LTD
💤Zombieactive
06677112 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-20
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
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Current assets | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-23➖LORDSHIP COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited
- 2017-01-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited
- 2015-01-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Jabac Finances Limited
- 2013-10-03➕JOYCE, John Joseph appointeddirector
- 2012-07-31➖VAN DEN STEEN, Annemarie resigneddirector
- 2008-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 199 LOWER RICHMOND ROAD DEVELOPMENT LTD
- 2008-08-20➕LORDSHIP COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-08-20➕ADAMS, Laurence Douglas appointeddirector
- 2008-08-20➖ADAMS, Laurence Douglas resigneddirector
- 2008-08-20➕VAN DEN STEEN, Annemarie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
98/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 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 13 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
cleanNo 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 John Joseph Joyce Individual · Irish · DOB 11/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/09/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Joyceceased 01/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Suite 1b Quadrant House North
65 Croydon Road
Caterham
Surrey
CR3 6PB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
JOYCE, John Joseph→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2013-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LORDSHIP COMMERCIAL SERVICES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-08-20 · resigned 2018-08-23
ADAMS, Laurence Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-08-20 · resigned 2008-08-20
VAN DEN STEEN, Annemarie→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2008-08-20 · resigned 2012-07-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/01/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Jabac Finances Jabac Finances Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/01/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (55 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27