23 ALIWAL ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09172343 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-12
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (69/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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
55
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
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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£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-06-28
    ➖
    WHITCHELO-JONES, Sam resigned
    director
  8. 2021-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2019-07-26
    ➕
    WHITCHELO-JONES, Sam appointed
    director
  12. 2019-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-10-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-09-07
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    MANTELL, Anette Blomvik resigned
    director
  17. 2017-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 23 ALIWAL ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
  19. 2014-08-12
    ➕
    GARDINER, Polly Rosemary appointed
    director
  20. 2014-08-12
    ➕
    MANTELL, Anette Blomvik 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

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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
Incorporated2014-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

23a Aliwal Road
London
SW11 1RB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GARDINER, Polly Rosemary→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANTELL, Anette Blomvik→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-08-12 · resigned 2017-09-07
Resigned
WHITCHELO-JONES, Sam→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-07-26 · resigned 2021-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-12