ULTRABOX KINGSWOOD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08617933 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-22
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
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). 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

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.6y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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.

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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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-10-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-10-06
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    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2025-10-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-08-15
    PICKERING, Kirk Stuart resigned
    director
  11. 2022-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-08-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  15. 2021-08-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  21. 2017-03-28
    COMBER, Darren Edwin resigned
    director
  22. 2013-11-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Cvmaine Limited
  23. 2013-11-07
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: United Trust Bank Limited
  24. 2013-11-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: United Trust Bank Limited
  25. 2013-10-03
    O'CONNOR, Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  26. 2013-07-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ULTRABOX KINGSWOOD LIMITED
  27. 2013-07-22
    BARBOUR, John appointed
    director
  28. 2013-07-22
    COMBER, Darren Edwin appointed
    director
  29. 2013-07-22
    PICKERING, Kirk Stuart 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Ultrabox Homes Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ultrabox Homes Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ULTRABOX KINGSWOOD LIMITED
This company · 08617933

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ultrabox Homes Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 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
Incorporated2013-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

14th Floor 33 Cavendish Square
London
W1G 0PW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

O'CONNOR, Kathleen
secretary · appointed 2013-10-03
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Active
BARBOUR, John
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-07-22
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Active
COMBER, Darren Edwin
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-07-22 · resigned 2017-03-28
Resigned
PICKERING, Kirk Stuart
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-07-22 · resigned 2022-08-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Cvmaine
Cvmaine Limited
A registered charge1 property07/11/2013
satisfied
United Trust Bank
United Trust Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property07/11/201306/10/2025
satisfied
United Trust Bank
United Trust Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property07/11/201306/10/2025
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-08-06