56 STREET LTD

💤Zombieactive
07929953 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-31
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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  3. 2025-01-22
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-22
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  5. 2025-01-22
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  6. 2024-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-28
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-01
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  10. 2022-01-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-06
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-25
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-20
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-11-05
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-31
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  16. 2017-12-15
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2016-12-01
    SMITH, Christina resigned
    director
  18. 2012-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As 56 STREET LTD
  19. 2012-01-31
    SMITH, Nicholas Charles appointed
    director
  20. 2012-01-31
    SMITH, Christina 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

58/100
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 14 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Charles Smith
Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Peter Smith
Individual · British · DOB 04/1950 · age 76
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/02/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

22 Knole Wood Devenish Road
Sunningdale
Berkshire
SL5 9QR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SMITH, Nicholas Charles
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-01-31
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Active
SMITH, Christina
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-01-31 · resigned 2016-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31