3 CHARLESTON STREET LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08767533 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-08
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (78/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees100100

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-08-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2018-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 3 CHARLESTON STREET LIMITED
  17. 2013-11-08
    PLYMING, Timothy Robert John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Timothy Robert John Plyming
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

3rd Floor Lawford House
Albert Place
London
N3 1QA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PLYMING, Timothy Robert John
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-11-08
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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-16