ESR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07998522 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-20
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
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
38 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2023-12-15
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  4. 2022-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-05
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2013-03-20
    BRUTON, Jason Lee resigned
    director
  17. 2012-04-12
    KING, Nicholas Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2012-04-12
    BRUTON, Jason Lee appointed
    director
  19. 2012-04-12
    KELLY, Ashley Nigel resigned
    director
  20. 2012-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ESR DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  21. 2012-03-20
    KELLY, Ashley Nigel 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Robert King
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-03-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Suite B The Hall Lairgate
Lairgate
Beverley
East Yorkshire
HU17 8HL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KING, Nicholas Robert
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRUTON, Jason Lee
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-04-12 · resigned 2013-03-20
Resigned
KELLY, Ashley Nigel
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-03-20 · resigned 2012-04-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-25