BERONA HOUSE LONG RESIDENTIAL LEASEHOLD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09805277 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-02
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£524
Current assets£1.3k
Net assets£2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-06-26
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-11-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-11-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-11-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-11-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-11-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-09-19
    BROWN, Simon Herbert appointed
    director
  13. 2024-09-19
    DEVEREUX, John Joseph resigned
    director
  14. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-12-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2016-11-04
    CLARKIN, Andrew resigned
    director
  22. 2016-11-04
    DEVEREUX, John Joseph appointed
    director
  23. 2016-11-04
    WALSH, Michael resigned
    director
  24. 2015-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BERONA HOUSE LONG RESIDENTIAL LEASEHOLD LIMITED
  25. 2015-10-02
    CLARKIN, Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2015-10-02
    WALSH, Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-06-26: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Elspeth Anne Brown
Individual · British · DOB 01/1995 · age 31
2550%
25-50% shares19/09/2024
Miss Alice Lydia Brown
Individual · British · DOB 12/1997 · age 29
2550%
25-50% shares19/09/2024
Miss Emma Rose Brown
Individual · British · DOB 04/2000 · age 26
2550%
25-50% shares19/09/2024
Mr William Herbert Brown
Individual · British · DOB 12/2003 · age 23
2550%
25-50% shares19/09/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Fairmead Chingford Llpceased 19/09/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Michael Walshceased 09/06/2017· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Andrew Clarkinceased 09/06/2017· 25-50% shares

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Grey Court
57 Kent Road
Harrogate
HG1 2NL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BROWN, Simon Herbert
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-09-19
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Active
CLARKIN, Andrew
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-10-02 · resigned 2016-11-04
Resigned
DEVEREUX, John Joseph
director · ~67y · appointed 2016-11-04 · resigned 2024-09-19
Resigned
WALSH, Michael
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-10-02 · resigned 2016-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-07-01
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-07