226 - 228 THE STRAND LTD

💤Zombieactive

09533394 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-09

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 10.9y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	0	0

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 address
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-13
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-28
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-28
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-27
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Investec Bank PLC
2024-03-27
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Investec Bank PLC
2023-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-12
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FISHER, Eric resigned
director
2022-04-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-08
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KOIFMAN, Raphael Alain Boris resigned
director
2022-03-01
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-01
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-01
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-01
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-01
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-01
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Charge satisfied #5
2022-03-01
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Charge satisfied #4
2022-03-01
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-03-01
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-03-01
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-02-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-02-07
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NOBRE, Rui Miguel Rodrigues appointed
director
2022-01-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-03-27
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DYKES, Charles Peter Murray resigned
director
2019-03-27
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ROOKE, Piers Charles Kirshaw resigned
director
2019-03-08
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Investec Bank PLC
2018-09-28
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Investec Bank PLC
2017-03-03
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Cr Strand PLC
2017-03-03
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Cr Strand PLC
2017-03-03
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Jordan International Bank PLC
2017-03-03
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Jordan International Bank PLC
2015-06-19
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Aeriance Investments S.A.R.L (The Security Agent)
2015-06-17
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FISHER, Eric appointed
director
2015-06-17
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KOIFMAN, Raphael Alain Boris appointed
director
2015-04-10
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REID SCOTT, David Alexander Carroll appointed
director
2015-04-10
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REID SCOTT, David Alexander Carroll resigned
director
2015-04-09
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Company incorporated
As 226 - 228 THE STRAND LTD
2015-04-09
➕
DYKES, Charles Peter Murray appointed
director
2015-04-09
➕
DYKES, Charles Peter Murray appointed
director
2015-04-09
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DYKES, Charles Peter Murray resigned
director
2015-04-09
➕
ROOKE, Piers Charles Kirshaw 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

45/100

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.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Rui Miguel Rodrigues Nobre Individual · Portuguese · DOB 11/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	27/03/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

226 - 228 The Strand (Jersey) Ltdceased 27/03/2019· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-04-09

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

C/O Atoz Services Uk Ltd 2/F, Room 201

2a Charing Cross Road

London

WC2H 0HF

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-08

Last: 2025-11-24

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

NOBRE, Rui Miguel Rodrigues→

director · ~56y · appointed 2022-02-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DYKES, Charles Peter Murray→

director · ~52y · appointed 2015-04-09 · resigned 2019-03-27

Resigned

DYKES, Charles Peter Murray→

director · ~52y · appointed 2015-04-09 · resigned 2015-04-09

Resigned

FISHER, Eric→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-06-17 · resigned 2022-08-12

Resigned

KOIFMAN, Raphael Alain Boris→

director · ~47y · appointed 2015-06-17 · resigned 2022-04-08

Resigned

REID SCOTT, David Alexander Carroll→

director · ~79y · appointed 2015-04-10 · resigned 2015-04-10

Resigned

ROOKE, Piers Charles Kirshaw→

director · ~53y · appointed 2015-04-09 · resigned 2019-03-27

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	27/03/2024	—
outstanding	Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	27/03/2024	—
outstanding	Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	08/03/2019	—
outstanding	Investec Bank Investec Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	28/09/2018	—
satisfied	Cr Strand Cr Strand PLC	A registered charge	1 property	03/03/2017	01/03/2022
satisfied	Cr Strand Cr Strand PLC	A registered charge	—	03/03/2017	01/03/2022
satisfied	Jordan International Bank Jordan International Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	03/03/2017	01/03/2022
satisfied	Jordan International Bank Jordan International Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	03/03/2017	01/03/2022
satisfied	Aeriance Investments S.A.R.L (The Security Agent)	A registered charge	2 properties	19/06/2015	01/03/2022

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Recent filings (72 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-04-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-10-08

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-04-13

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-04-13

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-03-28

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2024-03-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-11-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-01-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-08-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-04-13