4 COURTFIELD GARDENS FREEHOLD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09459129 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-26
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (70/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£4
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4 | £4 |
| Net assets | £4 | £4 |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-04➖SERWIN, Max Emil resigneddirector
- 2021-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-13📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2021-01-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-03📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2019-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2019-04-01➕RENDALL AND RITTNER LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-03-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-13➕HORN, Hans Herman appointeddirector
- 2016-12-23➖HUGHES, Stephen Michael resigneddirector
- 2016-12-23➕SERWIN, Max Emil appointeddirector
- 2015-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 4 COURTFIELD GARDENS FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2015-02-26➕HUGHES, Stephen Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
C/O Rendall And Rittner Limited
13b St. George Wharf
London
SW8 2LE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
RENDALL AND RITTNER LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HORN, Hans Herman→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2017-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUGHES, Stephen Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2015-02-26 · resigned 2016-12-23
SERWIN, Max Emil→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-12-23 · resigned 2022-07-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-18