LAMPARD GROVE ESTATES LTD

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09988828 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-04
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
£-234.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -73% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
29 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £234,949
Cash draining
Cash down 73% YoY
Cash YoY
-73%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↓ 73% YoY
Net Worth
-£235k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Current Assets
£596k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£235k-£67k£101k£268k£436k£604kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-218.4k£-204.7k
Current assets£596.5k£603.7k
Cash£4.3k£15.9k
Debtors£592.1k£587.8k
Net assets£-234.9k£-231.4k

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

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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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  2. 2024-09-24
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  3. 2023-09-24
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  4. 2022-12-28
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  5. 2021-12-22
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  6. 2021-12-15
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    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2021-12-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
  8. 2021-02-03
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    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2021-02-03
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    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2021-02-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2021-02-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  12. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2019-12-31
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  14. 2019-12-24
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  15. 2019-09-25
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  16. 2018-12-16
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  17. 2018-09-17
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  18. 2017-12-29
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  19. 2017-12-28
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    accounts · AA01
  20. 2016-05-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  21. 2016-05-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Metro Bank PLC
  22. 2016-02-04
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    Company incorporated
    As LAMPARD GROVE ESTATES LTD
  23. 2016-02-04
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    ADLER, Marc appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marc Adler
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

Flat 23 Lampard Grove
London
N16 6XA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ADLER, Marc→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-02-04
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paratus Amc
Paratus Amc Limited
A registered charge1 property13/12/2021—
satisfied
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/05/201603/02/2021
satisfied
Metro Bank
Metro Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property24/05/201603/02/2021
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Recent filings (29 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
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2025-09-12
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2025-02-05
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2024-09-24
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2024-02-07
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2023-09-24
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2023-02-03
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accounts · AA
2022-12-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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mortgage · MR01
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
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mortgage · MR04
2021-02-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23