49 ST GILES STREET LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08558147 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-06
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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
2 live charges · oldest 12.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 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
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-03-11📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-03-06➖PERCIVAL, John Martyn resigneddirector
- 2026-03-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-02-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-15➕PERCIVAL, John Martyn appointeddirector
- 2022-01-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-21➖STRINGER, Simon Jeremy resigneddirector
- 2021-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-10➕STRINGER, Simon Jeremy appointeddirector
- 2016-11-17➖SEDGWICK, Graham resigneddirector
- 2013-08-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2013-08-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2013-06-06🏢Company incorporatedAs 49 ST GILES STREET LIMITED
- 2013-06-06➕CADMAN, Giles Dearing appointeddirector
- 2013-06-06➕SEDGWICK, Graham 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Giles Dearing Cadman Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3V ESTATES LTD→ 14893146 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 4 LAW PROPERTY LTD→ 15939864 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 48 HIGH STREET UPTON LTD→ 15292726 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 49-51 KILDARE ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED→ 11756145 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 4GALLONVENTURES LIMITED→ 09434923 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| 4SURE PROPCO LTD→ 14626612 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 52EFM LTD→ 14128504 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 55 CAUSEWAY ROAD LIMITED→ 11345948 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 56 SHEEP STREET LIMITED→ 13730721 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 569 PROPERTY LTD→ 14790939 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 7 & 9 COLLINGWOOD AVENUE LIMITED→ 05443993 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 7 PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 14192909 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
1-4 South Lodge Offices 100 Wellingborough Road
Ecton
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN6 0QR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
CADMAN, Giles Dearing→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PERCIVAL, John Martyn→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-06-15 · resigned 2026-03-06
SEDGWICK, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2013-06-06 · resigned 2016-11-17
STRINGER, Simon Jeremy→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2018-10-10 · resigned 2021-09-21
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/08/2013 | 02/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/08/2013 | 02/02/2026 |
Recent filings (48 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-24
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-16