2 CASTLE STREET LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09547932 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
32 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,787
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£50k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.8k | — |
| Current assets | £50.0k | — |
| Net assets | £1.8k | — |
| Average employees | — | 0 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-12-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-23➕PETERS, Andrew William appointeddirector
- 2021-11-23➖SCANLON, Mark John resigneddirector
- 2021-10-19📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-05-01➖AYEM, David resigneddirector
- 2019-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 CASTLE STREET LIMITED
- 2015-04-17➕AYEM, David appointeddirector
- 2015-04-17➕SCANLON, Mark John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
So Salsa Castle Street 23 Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
So Salsa Castle Street 23 Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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2 CASTLE STREET LIMITED
This company · 09547932
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
So Salsa Castle Street 23 Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 23/11/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mark John Scanlonceased 23/11/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr David Ayemceased 01/05/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-04-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Building 18, Gateway 1000 Whittle Way
Arlington Business Park
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
PETERS, Andrew William→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2021-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AYEM, David→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-04-17 · resigned 2020-05-01
SCANLON, Mark John→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2015-04-17 · resigned 2021-11-23
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-13