37 NORWICH ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09318619 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-19
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 98000Residents property management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
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
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-12-02
    WILCOX, George Peter Haydn resigned
    director
  9. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-12-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-08-28
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-08-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-08-23
    WILCOX, George Peter Haydn appointed
    director
  16. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 37 NORWICH ROAD LIMITED
  19. 2014-11-19
    HAWES, Colin John 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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin John Hawes
Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70
board controlboard control03/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Highline Holdings Limitedceased 03/12/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2014-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

23 London Road
Downham Market
Norfolk
PE38 9BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HAWES, Colin John
director · ~70y · appointed 2014-11-19
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Active
WILCOX, George Peter Haydn
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-08-23 · resigned 2021-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-28