68 MALDEN ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08207052 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-07
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 7.3y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
45 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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
1
filing
  • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-01-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Aspasion Properties LTD
  3. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-10-18
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-03-13
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2025-02-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-09-23
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-06-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-03-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-02-21
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2022-09-22
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2022-06-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-02-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC (As Security Trustee for the Finance Parties)
  21. 2019-02-28
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Oaknorth Bank PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of the Finance Parties)
  22. 2012-09-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 68 MALDEN ROAD LIMITED
  23. 2012-09-07
    MELTZER, Marc Abraham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Marc Abraham Meltzer
Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45
sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2016
Mrs Natalie Meltzer
Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43
sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2016

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

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8 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
Incorporated2012-09-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

14 David Mews
London
W1U 6EQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MELTZER, Marc Abraham
director · ~45y · appointed 2012-09-07
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Aspasion Properties
Aspasion Properties LTD
A registered charge16/01/2026
outstanding
OakNorth
Oaknorth Bank PLC (As Security Trustee for the Finance Parties)
A registered charge28/02/2019
outstanding
OakNorth
Oaknorth Bank PLC (As Security Trustee for Each of the Finance Parties)
A registered charge28/02/2019
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Recent filings (45 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-03-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-02