21 CORKLAND ROAD LIMITED

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07397546 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.7y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£1£2£2£3£4Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4£4
Debtors£4£4
Net assets£4£4

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
0
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Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-13
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-02
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-12
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-07
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-05-26
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-14
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2019-05-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Roxbridge LLP
  10. 2018-06-01
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-10
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-26
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    address · AD01
  13. 2016-06-06
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-29
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2015-10-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-18
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-10-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Cavendish Vivendi Limited
  18. 2011-10-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Cavendish Vivendi Limited
  19. 2010-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 21 CORKLAND ROAD LIMITED
  20. 2010-10-05
    ARMISTEAD, Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2010-10-05
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  22. 2010-10-05
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • 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

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

Group structure

Armistead Property Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Armistead Property Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
21 CORKLAND ROAD LIMITED
This company · 07397546

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Armistead Property Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares05/10/2016

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
Incorporated2010-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Onward Chambers
34 Market Street
Hyde
Cheshire
SK14 1AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ARMISTEAD, Peter
director · ~54y · appointed 2010-10-05
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Active
KAHAN, Barbara
director · ~95y · appointed 2010-10-05 · resigned 2010-10-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Roxbridge
Roxbridge LLP
A registered charge1 property30/05/2019
outstanding
Cavendish Vivendi
Cavendish Vivendi Limited
Legal charge1 property12/10/2011
outstanding
Cavendish Vivendi
Cavendish Vivendi Limited
Legal charge1 property12/10/2011
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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-08-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-06-10