1-9 CATHERINE LODGE FREEHOLD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08655337 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-19
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (68/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-16
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  8. 2020-06-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-09-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-09-04
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    officers · AP04
  16. 2015-07-01
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    CECPM LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2015-07-01
    ➖
    CORDEN, Andrew John resigned
    secretary
  18. 2014-06-27
    ➖
    O'SHAUGHNESSY, Kevin resigned
    director
  19. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    CORDEN, Andrew John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-08-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 1-9 CATHERINE LODGE FREEHOLD LIMITED
  21. 2013-08-19
    ➕
    HUTCHINSON, Stephen appointed
    director
  22. 2013-08-19
    ➕
    O'SHAUGHNESSY, Kevin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Multiple 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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

15 Stoneleigh Crescent
Epsom
KT19 0RT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CECPM LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUTCHINSON, Stephen→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORDEN, Andrew John→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2015-07-01
Resigned
O'SHAUGHNESSY, Kevin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-08-19 · resigned 2014-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-24
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2020-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-21