SELECT LIVING (ESLINGTON MEWS) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07650344 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-27
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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, 2 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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
63 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.

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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  3. 2025-12-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-08-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-04
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  8. 2023-05-01
    ➕
    POTTS GRAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2022-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-09-29
    ➕
    WESTALL, Nicholas Gray appointed
    director
  12. 2022-09-29
    ➖
    FOOFAT, Marjorie resigned
    director
  13. 2022-09-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-09-29
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2022-08-17
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2022-08-16
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2021-10-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2021-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-03-10
    ➖
    HUGHES, Judith resigned
    director
  21. 2021-03-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-11-20
    ➕
    FOOFAT, Marjorie appointed
    director
  24. 2018-11-05
    ➖
    DAWSON, John Nigel resigned
    director
  25. 2018-11-01
    ➕
    HUGHES, Judith appointed
    director
  26. 2018-11-01
    ➖
    MCARDLE, Josephine Helen resigned
    director
  27. 2018-11-01
    ➖
    MCARDLE, Mark Henry resigned
    director
  28. 2018-02-01
    ➖
    DAWSON, John Nigel resigned
    secretary
  29. 2018-02-01
    ➕
    DAWSON, John Nigel appointed
    director
  30. 2017-04-01
    ➕
    MCARDLE, Josephine Helen appointed
    director
  31. 2011-05-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SELECT LIVING (ESLINGTON MEWS) LIMITED
  32. 2011-05-27
    ➕
    DAWSON, John Nigel appointed
    secretary
  33. 2011-05-27
    ➕
    MCARDLE, Mark Henry appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

South Shields Business Works
Henry Robson Way
South Shields
NE33 1RF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

POTTS GRAY MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WESTALL, Nicholas Gray→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-09-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAWSON, John Nigel→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-27 · resigned 2018-02-01
Resigned
DAWSON, John Nigel→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-02-01 · resigned 2018-11-05
Resigned
FOOFAT, Marjorie→
director · ~92y · appointed 2018-11-20 · resigned 2022-09-29
Resigned
HUGHES, Judith→
director · ~81y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2021-03-10
Resigned
MCARDLE, Josephine Helen→
director · ~78y · appointed 2017-04-01 · resigned 2018-11-01
Resigned
MCARDLE, Mark Henry→
director · ~58y · appointed 2011-05-27 · resigned 2018-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-12-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-29