0161 LETTINGS AND MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06723968 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-15
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-100.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 47/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 15.9y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £100,706

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£101k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£101k-£80k-£58k-£37k-£16k£5kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£131.3k£-88.8k
Current assets£5.0k£5.3k
Net assets£-100.7k£-89.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2024-03-26
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  5. 2024-03-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-23
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-03-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2019-03-11
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Janet Ann Wolfendale
  14. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-30
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  16. 2018-12-18
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  17. 2018-11-10
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  18. 2018-10-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2017-02-10
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    WOLFENDALE, John William resigned
    director
  20. 2015-05-28
    ➕
    WOLFENDALE, Janet appointed
    director
  21. 2013-06-24
    ➖
    SWINDELLS, Kieran Brian resigned
    director
  22. 2012-06-01
    ➖
    ARBOUR, Adrian James resigned
    director
  23. 2011-01-01
    ➕
    SWINDELLS, Kieran Brian appointed
    director
  24. 2011-01-01
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    WOLFENDALE, John William appointed
    director
  25. 2010-10-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bridging Finance Limited
  26. 2010-10-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bridging Finance Limited
  27. 2010-05-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bridging Loans UK Limited
  28. 2010-04-01
    ➕
    ARBOUR, Adrian James appointed
    director
  29. 2010-04-01
    ➖
    ARBOUR, Adrian James resigned
    director
  30. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    ARBOUR, Adrian James appointed
    director
  31. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    ARBOUR, Andrew Mark resigned
    director
  32. 2008-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As 0161 LETTINGS AND MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  33. 2008-10-15
    ➕
    ARBOUR, Andrew Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Janet Wolfendale
Individual · British · DOB 06/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—75-100% shares28/05/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Adrian James Arbourceased 28/05/2016· 75-100% shares
  • Mr John William Wolfendaleceased 07/04/2016· 50-75% shares
  • Ms Jannet Wolfendaleceased 07/04/2016· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

33 Hazelwood
Chadderton
Oldham
OL9 9TB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-30

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

WOLFENDALE, Janet→
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARBOUR, Adrian James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-04-01 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
ARBOUR, Adrian James→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2012-06-01
Resigned
ARBOUR, Andrew Mark→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-10-15 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
SWINDELLS, Kieran Brian→
director · ~51y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2013-06-24
Resigned
WOLFENDALE, John William→
director · ~54y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2017-02-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Janet Ann Wolfendale
A registered charge1 property11/03/2019—
outstanding
Bridging Finance
Bridging Finance Limited
Legal charge2 properties07/10/2010—
outstanding
Bridging Finance
Bridging Finance Limited
Debenture2 properties07/10/2010—
outstanding
Bridging Loans UK
Bridging Loans UK Limited
Mortgage/legal charge1 property25/05/2010—
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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-27