64-66 ELM PARK ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

09878194 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-18

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2025

Net worth

£6

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). 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 (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £6

Very low cash

Cash position: £6

Cash YoY

+0%

Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£6

~ YoY

Net Worth

£6

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£6	£6	£6
Cash	£6	£6	£6
Net assets	£6	£6	£6

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-30
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BISHOP & SEWELL SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-04-30
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-04-24
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READER, John Anthony resigned
director
2019-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-08-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-08-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-05-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2017-11-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-11-29
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2015-11-18
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Company incorporated
As 64-66 ELM PARK ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
2015-11-18
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FOX, James Philip appointed
director
2015-11-18
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BISHOP & SEWELL SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-11-18
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READER, John Anthony appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 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

clean

No 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 James Philip Fox Individual · British · DOB 10/1955 · age 71	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	29/11/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Readerceased 29/11/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated2015-11-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 Tower House

Tower Centre

Hoddesdon

Hertfordshire

EN11 8UR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-01

Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FOX, James Philip→

director · ~71y · appointed 2015-11-18

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Active

BISHOP & SEWELL SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-11-18 · resigned 2020-04-30

Resigned

READER, John Anthony→

director · ~69y · appointed 2015-11-18 · resigned 2020-04-24

Resigned

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