162 CLAPHAM PARK ROAD LTD
💤Zombieactive
08967238 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-31
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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
1 live charge · oldest 7.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 7.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
46 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year 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 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-05-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Fleet Mortgages Limited
- 2014-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs 162 CLAPHAM PARK ROAD LTD
- 2014-03-31➕SUMMERS, Paul Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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 12 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Edward Summers Individual · British · DOB 02/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/05/2017 |
Mr Ronan Thomas Connolly Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jillaine Emma Watson Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
62 Salisbury Road
Walmer
Deal
Kent
CT14 7QJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-27
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SUMMERS, Paul Edward→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Fleet Mortgages Fleet Mortgages Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/12/2018 | — |
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-18