40-42 MYDDELTON SQUARE LIMITED

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06719554 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£8
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 81100
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). 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 (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8
~ YoY
Current Assets
£15
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3£6£9£12£15Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-242024-03-24
Total assets£8£8
Current assets£15£15
Net assets£8£8

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-09-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-09-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-08-31
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2021-08-31
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-08-31
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2021-06-09
    ➕
    SPIRA, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  15. 2021-06-09
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Lillian appointed
    director
  16. 2021-06-09
    ➖
    BURTON, Alexander resigned
    secretary
  17. 2021-06-09
    ➖
    BRAUN, Patricia resigned
    director
  18. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2011-03-24
    ➕
    BURTON, Alexander appointed
    secretary
  23. 2011-03-24
    ➖
    HARLE, Robert resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-01-21
    ➕
    HARLE, Robert appointed
    secretary
  25. 2008-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 40-42 MYDDELTON SQUARE LIMITED
  26. 2008-10-09
    ➕
    BRAUN, Patricia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Lillian Wright
Individual · British,American · DOB 08/1945 · age 81
——sig. influencesignificant influence09/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Patricia Braunceased 09/06/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2008-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC81100 — SIC 81100

Registered office

Flat 5 41 Myddelton Square
London
EC1R 1YB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last made up to: 2025-03-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SPIRA, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2021-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Lillian→
director · ~81y · appointed 2021-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURTON, Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-24 · resigned 2021-06-09
Resigned
HARLE, Robert→
secretary · appointed 2009-01-21 · resigned 2011-03-24
Resigned
BRAUN, Patricia→
director · ~95y · appointed 2008-10-09 · resigned 2021-06-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-09