1565 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09623424 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-452.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 6.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £452,408
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£794k
Net Worth
-£452k
Current Assets
£4.3m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.47M | — |
| Current assets | £4.31M | — |
| Cash | £793.7k | — |
| Debtors | £3.52M | — |
| Net assets | £-452.4k | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
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
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02➖HOGH, Lars Erik resigneddirector
- 2023-03-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-03-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-01-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-01-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-10-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-07-01➕HOGH, Lars Erik appointeddirector
- 2019-09-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken S.A.
- 2015-06-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 1565 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2015-06-04➕CASAPINTA, Christopher 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
50/100
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.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Casapinta Individual · Maltese · DOB 08/1977 · age 49 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/03/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Sandra Legrandceased 25/05/2022· significant influence
- Domenic Azzopardiceased 25/05/2022· significant influence
- Mr Przemyslaw Kogerceased 25/05/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies
Registered office
Barn Cottage
Twyford Road
Bracknell
RG42 5QB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
CASAPINTA, Christopher→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-06-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HOGH, Lars Erik→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2023-05-02
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken S.A. | A registered charge | — | 30/09/2019 | 13/01/2023 |
Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-12