4-6 ST EDMUNDS TERRACE DEVELOPER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09033196 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-09
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
£-680.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -78% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.8y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £680,560
Cash draining
Cash down 78% YoY
Cash YoY
-78%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£102
↓ 78% YoY
Net Worth
-£681k
↑ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 3454% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£699k-£556k-£413k-£270k-£127k£16kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-302024-05-30
Total assets£-680.6k£-698.5k
Current assets£16.4k£461
Cash£102£461
Debtors£16.3k
Net assets£-680.6k£-698.5k

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

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2024-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-20
    MERALI, Abu Talib Hassanali resigned
    director
  10. 2023-03-20
    MERALI, Adam resigned
    director
  11. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-02-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-05-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2019-04-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2017-06-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2017-06-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Oaknorth Bank Limited
  22. 2017-06-02
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Oaknorth Bank Limited
  23. 2016-08-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Titlestone Real Estate Limited
  24. 2015-03-24
    MERALI, Abu Talib Hassanali appointed
    director
  25. 2015-03-24
    MERALI, Adam appointed
    director
  26. 2014-05-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 4-6 ST EDMUNDS TERRACE DEVELOPER LIMITED
  27. 2014-05-09
    LINTON, Gary Mark 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 12 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

Linton St Edmunds Terrace Investor Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Linton St Edmunds Terrace Investor Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
4-6 ST EDMUNDS TERRACE DEVELOPER LIMITED
This company · 09033196

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
Linton St Edmunds Terrace Investor Llp
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

The Maple Building
39/51 Highgate Road
London
NW5 1RT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LINTON, Gary Mark
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-05-09
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Active
MERALI, Abu Talib Hassanali
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-03-24 · resigned 2023-03-20
Resigned
MERALI, Adam
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-03-24 · resigned 2023-03-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
OakNorth
Oaknorth Bank Limited
A registered charge02/06/2017
outstanding
OakNorth
Oaknorth Bank Limited
A registered charge02/06/2017
satisfied
Titlestone Real Estate
Titlestone Real Estate Limited
A registered charge16/08/201607/06/2017
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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27