19-21 EAST STREET SOUTHAMPTON LIMITED

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09792265 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-23
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-87.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £86,993

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£87k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
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-£87k-£65k-£44k-£22k-£331£21kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-74.4k—
Current assets£21.3k—
Net assets£-87.0k—
Average employees—200

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

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1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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  2. 2026-03-12
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  3. 2025-05-28
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  4. 2025-01-08
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  5. 2025-01-08
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  7. 2025-01-08
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  8. 2024-09-04
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  9. 2023-09-29
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  10. 2022-09-30
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  11. 2022-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  12. 2022-05-10
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  13. 2022-03-10
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  14. 2021-09-27
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  15. 2020-10-02
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  16. 2020-09-23
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  17. 2019-06-18
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  18. 2015-11-02
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    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2015-10-16
    ➕
    BURCHELL, James Lawrence appointed
    director
  20. 2015-10-16
    ➕
    HAMBURGER, Ben appointed
    director
  21. 2015-10-16
    ➖
    HART, Roger resigned
    director
  22. 2015-10-16
    ➖
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  23. 2015-10-16
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    INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2015-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 19-21 EAST STREET SOUTHAMPTON LIMITED
  25. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    HART, Roger appointed
    director
  27. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2015-09-23
    ➕
    INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Lawrence Burchell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ben Hamburger
Individual · Israeli · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

First Floor
5 Fleet Place
London
EC4M 7RD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

BURCHELL, James Lawrence→
director · ~60y · appointed 2015-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMBURGER, Ben→
director · ~51y · appointed 2015-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2015-11-02
Resigned
HART, Roger→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2015-10-16
Resigned
A G SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2015-10-16
Resigned
INHOCO FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2015-09-23 · resigned 2015-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-10