56-58 NORTH STREET FREEHOLD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08392575 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-07

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.4y

10/100

under pressure

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

· Newest facility, 2.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 address
• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-14
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-13
➕
WILLIAMS, David appointed
secretary
2026-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
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WILLIAMS, David appointed
director
2025-11-18
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
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WILLIAMS, David resigned
director
2025-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Emma Williams
2023-12-22
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-12-01
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WILLIAMS, David resigned
secretary
2022-12-01
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-06-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-03-13
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WILLIAMS, Emma resigned
director
2014-03-11
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WILLIAMS, David appointed
director
2013-06-04
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WILLIAMS, David appointed
secretary
2013-02-07
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Company incorporated
As 56-58 NORTH STREET FREEHOLD LIMITED
2013-02-07
➕
WILLIAMS, Emma appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Williams Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 03/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	07/01/2017

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

Incorporated2013-02-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

179 Unit 8, 179 Whiteladies Road

Clifton

Bristol

BS8 2AG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-03

Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WILLIAMS, David→

secretary · appointed 2026-01-13

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Active

WILLIAMS, David→

director · ~61y · appointed 2026-01-07

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Active

WILLIAMS, David→

secretary · appointed 2013-06-04 · resigned 2022-12-01

Resigned

WILLIAMS, David→

director · ~61y · appointed 2014-03-11 · resigned 2025-11-17

Resigned

WILLIAMS, Emma→

director · ~54y · appointed 2013-02-07 · resigned 2014-03-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Emma Williams	A registered charge	—	04/01/2024	—

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Recent filings (38 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-02-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-02-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-20

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-01-20

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2026-01-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-01-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-11-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-01-09

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-02-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-01-06

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-01-04

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2023-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-02