7-9 CLARENDON ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09154139 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-30
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.
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-30
    ➖
    BROWN, Simon Ridgley resigned
    secretary
  8. 2021-07-30
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-08-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-07-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 7-9 CLARENDON ROAD LIMITED
  17. 2014-07-30
    ➕
    WILLIE, Dianne Yvonne appointed
    director
  18. 2014-07-30
    ➕
    BROWN, Simon Ridgley appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-07-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Incorporated2014-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

7b Clarendon Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP13 7AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WILLIE, Dianne Yvonne→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-07-30
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Active
BROWN, Simon Ridgley→
secretary · appointed 2014-07-30 · resigned 2021-07-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-24