FORTUNE FREEWAY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08605498 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-11
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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: medium (60/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-08-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2013-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs FORTUNE FREEWAY LIMITED
- 2013-07-11➕RAVINDRAN, Selvarajah appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ravindran Selvarajah Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Selvarajah Ravindran Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
57 Abbots Lane
Kenley
Surrey
CR8 5JG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
RAVINDRAN, Selvarajah→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2013-07-11
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04