5 NORFOLK ROAD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09904120 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-07
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
27 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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 5 NORFOLK ROAD LIMITED
- 2015-12-07➕HARISCHANDRA, Kumarasamy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Mathialaki Harischandra Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 27/02/2026 |
Mr Kumarasamy Harischandra Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/08/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Mathialaki Harischandraceased 27/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 141/143 SELLINCOURT ROAD LIMITED→ 10171435 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 1ST FOR BEDS DORSET LIMITED→ 13305401 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 244 STREATHAM ROAD LIMITED→ 05933482 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| 34 ASHBURNHAM ROAD LIMITED→ 05315452 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| 550 CASTLE LANE WEST LIMITED→ 09000536 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| 62C LIMITED→ 11123011 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 76 PORTCHESTER ROAD RTM COMPANY LIMITED→ 05482757 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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| A ELLIS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED→ 11564775 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A J PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 10477892 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
337 Holdenhurst Road
Bournemouth
BH8 8BT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
HARISCHANDRA, Kumarasamy→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-12-07
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Recent filings (27 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-16