1-4 WILLIAM MEWS N1 5AU LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07217299 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-08
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.
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2016-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-04-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-03-30
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    PATTERSON, Robin John appointed
    director
  17. 2015-03-30
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    KEOGH, Matthew John resigned
    director
  18. 2010-12-17
    ➖
    CRONK, Nicholas Stuart resigned
    director
  19. 2010-12-17
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    KEOGH, Matthew John appointed
    director
  20. 2010-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 1-4 WILLIAM MEWS N1 5AU LIMITED
  21. 2010-04-08
    ➕
    CRONK, Nicholas Stuart 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

60/100
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 16 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

2 William Mews
De Beauvoir Road
London
N1 5AU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PATTERSON, Robin John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-03-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRONK, Nicholas Stuart→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-04-08 · resigned 2010-12-17
Resigned
KEOGH, Matthew John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-12-17 · resigned 2015-03-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-03