83 FINSBURY PARK ROAD (LONDON) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08989229 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-09
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-04-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-03-17
    ➖
    COOKE, Deborah Ann resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-03-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-26
    ➕
    COOKE, Robert Andrew appointed
    director
  9. 2024-04-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-07-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-06-12
    ➖
    GODWIN, Lloyd William resigned
    director
  12. 2023-05-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-05-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-01-31
    ➖
    NOBLE, Bradley Andrew resigned
    director
  18. 2019-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-04-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-04-16
    ➕
    GODWIN, Lloyd William appointed
    director
  22. 2019-04-16
    ➖
    MARGOLIS, Samuel resigned
    director
  23. 2019-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2014-04-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 83 FINSBURY PARK ROAD (LONDON) LIMITED
  25. 2014-04-09
    ➕
    COOKE, Deborah Ann appointed
    director
  26. 2014-04-09
    ➕
    MARGOLIS, Samuel appointed
    director
  27. 2014-04-09
    ➕
    NOBLE, Bradley Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Andrew Cooke
Individual · British · DOB 04/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control10/04/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Deborah Ann Cookeceased 17/03/2025· significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

190 Winford Drive
Broxbourne
EN10 6PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

COOKE, Robert Andrew→
director · ~68y · appointed 2024-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COOKE, Deborah Ann→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-04-09 · resigned 2025-03-17
Resigned
GODWIN, Lloyd William→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-04-16 · resigned 2023-06-12
Resigned
MARGOLIS, Samuel→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-04-09 · resigned 2019-04-16
Resigned
NOBLE, Bradley Andrew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-04-09 · resigned 2020-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-09