31 LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD FREEHOLDERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07356901 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-25
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  3. 2025-05-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-06-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-06-12
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    RALPH, Martin Aysgarth resigned
    director
  10. 2024-05-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-05-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2024-05-15
    ➖
    CHINN, David Henry resigned
    secretary
  14. 2024-05-15
    ➖
    CHINN, David Henry resigned
    director
  15. 2024-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2010-08-25
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    Company incorporated
    As 31 LOUGHBOROUGH ROAD FREEHOLDERS LIMITED
  22. 2010-08-25
    ➕
    SUTTON, Nicholas Paul appointed
    director
  23. 2010-08-25
    ➕
    CHINN, David Henry appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-08-25
    ➕
    CHINN, David Henry appointed
    director
  25. 2010-08-25
    ➕
    RALPH, Martin Aysgarth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 74 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 16 years.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation

Registered office

237 Havant Road
Drayton
Portsmouth
PO6 1DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-28
Last: 2026-05-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SUTTON, Nicholas Paul→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-08-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHINN, David Henry→
secretary · appointed 2010-08-25 · resigned 2024-05-15
Resigned
CHINN, David Henry→
director · ~83y · appointed 2010-08-25 · resigned 2024-05-15
Resigned
RALPH, Martin Aysgarth→
director · ~82y · appointed 2010-08-25 · resigned 2024-06-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-06-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-22