147 KENTISH TOWN ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08223663 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-21
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
£2.73M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,726,357
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£27k
Net Worth
£2.7m
↑ 2.2% YoY
Current Assets
£213k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £9.30M | £9.21M |
| Current assets | £213.3k | £157.5k |
| Cash | £27.1k | — |
| Debtors | £186.2k | £157.5k |
| Net assets | £2.73M | £2.67M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-25➖HARLE, Lee Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-04-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-18➕HARLE, Lee Anthony appointeddirector
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-15📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-27➕MUNRO, Jane Wood, Ms. appointeddirector
- 2017-03-27➖MUNRO, Jane Wood, Ms. resigneddirector
- 2013-03-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Cyprus UK Limited
- 2013-02-20➕RINGLEY LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-02-20➕BOWRING, Mary-Anne appointeddirector
- 2013-02-20➖GAGLANI, Harish resigneddirector
- 2012-09-21🏢Company incorporatedAs 147 KENTISH TOWN ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2012-09-21➕GAGLANI, Harish appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Mary-Anne Bowring Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/06/2016 |
Mr Mehdi Mehra Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/09/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Ringley House,349 Royal College Street
Camden Town
London
NW1 9QS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
RINGLEY LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOWRING, Mary-Anne→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2013-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GAGLANI, Harish→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2012-09-21 · resigned 2013-02-20
HARLE, Lee Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-03-18 · resigned 2024-04-25
MUNRO, Jane Wood, Ms.→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-03-27 · resigned 2017-03-27
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bank of Cyprus UK Bank of Cyprus UK Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/03/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-17