8 STAFFORD TERRACE (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06922780 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-03
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
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: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
52 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
£100
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£100—
Current assets£100—
Debtors£100—
Net assets£100—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-16
    ➖
    HALKIN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  3. 2026-02-16
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-08-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-07-05
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-07-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-11
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2016-08-31
    ➕
    HARRIS, Jocelin Montague St John appointed
    director
  18. 2016-08-31
    ➕
    HALKIN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2016-08-31
    ➖
    KHCS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2016-08-31
    ➖
    MILLIE-JAMES, Karen resigned
    director
  21. 2009-06-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 8 STAFFORD TERRACE (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
  22. 2009-06-03
    ➕
    KHCS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2009-06-03
    ➕
    MILLIE-JAMES, Karen 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 17 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Francis Hugh Magnus Leach
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/12/2017
Mr Jocelin Montague St John Harris
Individual · British · DOB 11/1945 · age 81
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/05/2016
Mrs Cherry Veronica Harris
Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/05/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon John Wilsonceased 15/12/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-06-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

15 Belgrave Square
London
SW1X 8PS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-17
Last: 2026-06-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HARRIS, Jocelin Montague St John→
director · ~81y · appointed 2016-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HALKIN SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-08-31 · resigned 2026-02-16
Resigned
KHCS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-06-03 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
MILLIE-JAMES, Karen→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-06-03 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-03-12