38 GIR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08120108 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-26
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
48 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 address
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
14
filings
  • 6 persons-with-significant-control
  • 4 officers
  • 3 address
Last 180 days
15
filings
  • 6 persons-with-significant-control
  • 4 officers
  • 3 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-05
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2026-05-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-05-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-05-01
    O'DELL, Christopher John appointed
    director
  6. 2026-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2026-04-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-04-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2026-04-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2026-04-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2026-04-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2026-04-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2026-04-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2026-04-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2026-04-02
    O'DELL, Christopher John appointed
    director
  16. 2026-04-02
    O'DELL, Christopher John resigned
    director
  17. 2026-04-02
    WRIGHT, Christopher John resigned
    director
  18. 2026-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2025-03-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-02-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2016-02-01
    WRIGHT, Christopher John appointed
    director
  25. 2016-02-01
    WRIGHT, John Edward resigned
    director
  26. 2012-06-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 38 GIR LIMITED
  27. 2012-06-26
    WRIGHT, John Edward appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: O'DELL, Christopher John resigned 2026-04-02; WRIGHT, Christopher John resigned 2026-04-02

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

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

🏛️
Kpe Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
38 GIR LIMITED
This company · 08120108

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
Kpe Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares01/05/2026
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • New Templegate Investments Limitedceased 01/05/2026· 75-100% shares
  • Kpe Group Limitedceased 02/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • New Templegate Investments Limitedceased 02/04/2026· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

10 Knights Park
Kingston Upon Thames
KT1 2QN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

O'DELL, Christopher John
director · ~74y · appointed 2026-05-01
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Active
O'DELL, Christopher John
director · ~74y · appointed 2026-04-02 · resigned 2026-04-02
Resigned
WRIGHT, Christopher John
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-02-01 · resigned 2026-04-02
Resigned
WRIGHT, John Edward
director · ~89y · appointed 2012-06-26 · resigned 2016-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18