SOHO ESTATES PORTFOLIO LIMITED

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07984861 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-09
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£12.57M
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.1y

45/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
53 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £6,868,000

Key financials

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

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-31
Turnover£12.57M
Gross profit£11.34M
Profit before tax£6.87M
Average employees8

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-13
    O'SULLIVAN, Luke James Roderic appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-05-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  6. 2025-05-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-04-25
    O'SULLIVAN, Luke James Roderic appointed
    secretary
  8. 2025-04-25
    WOOD, Rachel resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-04-25
    WOOD, Rachel resigned
    director
  10. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-04-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-05
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2022-11-01
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  15. 2022-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-05-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2021-08-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-01-18
    WHALAN, Paul resigned
    director
  19. 2021-01-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-09-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-05-09
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    Charge satisfied #3
  24. 2017-05-09
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2017-04-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 2015-04-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2013-07-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2013-07-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent
  29. 2013-04-01
    WOOD, Rachel appointed
    director
  30. 2012-09-14
    EGGLENTON, Melvyn John appointed
    director
  31. 2012-09-14
    WHALAN, Paul appointed
    director
  32. 2012-05-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  33. 2012-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As SOHO ESTATES PORTFOLIO LIMITED
  34. 2012-03-09
    JAMES, Fawn Ilona appointed
    director
  35. 2012-03-09
    JAMES, John appointed
    director
  36. 2012-03-09
    THOMPSON, Philip Lee appointed
    director
  37. 2012-03-09
    WOOD, Rachel appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

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

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Soho Estates Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
SOHO ESTATES PORTFOLIO LIMITED
This company · 07984861

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
Soho Estates Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated2012-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Level 8, Ilona Rose House Level 8, Ilona Rose House
Manette Street
London
W1D 4AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (6 active · 3 resigned)

O'SULLIVAN, Luke James Roderic
secretary · appointed 2025-04-25
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Active
EGGLENTON, Melvyn John
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-09-14
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Active
JAMES, Fawn Ilona
director · ~40y · appointed 2012-03-09
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Active
JAMES, John
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-03-09
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Active
O'SULLIVAN, Luke James Roderic
director · ~45y · appointed 2026-01-13
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Active
THOMPSON, Philip Lee
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-03-09
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Active
WOOD, Rachel
secretary · appointed 2012-03-09 · resigned 2025-04-25
Resigned
WHALAN, Paul
director · ~63y · appointed 2012-09-14 · resigned 2021-01-18
Resigned
WOOD, Rachel
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2025-04-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property01/11/2022
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property26/04/2017
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge02/04/201509/05/2017
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent
A registered charge1 property26/07/201309/05/2017
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Security agreement1 property02/05/201230/07/2013
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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-06