25 CANFIELD PLACE (FLATS) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09601482 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-20
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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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). 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: high (80/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
28 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-05-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-20🏢Company incorporatedAs 25 CANFIELD PLACE (FLATS) LIMITED
- 2015-05-20➕KASRIEL, Andrew Thomas 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 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Heddi-Joy Taylor Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/07/2022 |
Miss Catherine Mary Elizabeth Mcgrath Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/09/2017 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Miss Fay Faragherceased 26/07/2022· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Anne Corenceased 04/09/2017· 25-50% shares
- Mr Andrew Thomas Kasrielceased 04/09/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 23 BUCKLAND CRESCENT LIMITED→ 12114095 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 23 INVERNESS LIMITED→ 12122917 · est 2019 | — | — | — | 2 | 6y | — | — |
| 23 SOUTH VILLAS LIMITED→ 03770379 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| 23 WG LIMITED→ 13076720 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 24 GROSVENOR GARDENS LIMITED→ 05944025 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 245 INVESTMENTS LTD→ 10471757 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
1-3 Canfield Place
London
NW6 3BT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
KASRIEL, Andrew Thomas→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2015-05-20
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02