38 GORDON PLACE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09244707 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-01
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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 (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-05📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2017-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs 38 GORDON PLACE LIMITED
- 2014-10-01➕WELBORE-KER, Francesca appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Francesca Welbore-Ker Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 360 PROMOS LIMITED→ 13515481 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 360 SOURCING LIMITED→ 07679698 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| 365 GUARDING LTD→ 13186079 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 365PRIZE LTD→ 16631474 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36TY EVENTS MANAGEMENT LTD→ 11746146 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 38SERVICES MANAGEMENT LTD→ 16884275 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 RIGGINDALE ROAD LTD→ 16373601 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| 3A INVESTMENT (INTERNATIONAL) LTD→ 13461421 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
12 Helmet Row
London
EC1V 3QJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
WELBORE-KER, Francesca→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2014-10-01
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05