VALE CRESCENT ESTATES LTD
💤Zombieactive
10557768 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-11
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
£-88.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, 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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.3 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
28 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £88,341
Cash YoY
+67%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
↑ 67% YoY
Net Worth
-£88k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £178.1k | £163.8k |
| Current assets | £73.5k | £65.0k |
| Cash | £13.3k | £7.9k |
| Debtors | £60.2k | £57.0k |
| Net assets | £-88.3k | £-102.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-07-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
- 2022-07-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-08-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-03-24🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
- 2017-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs VALE CRESCENT ESTATES LTD
- 2017-01-11➕ADLER, Marc appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Marc Adler Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1 HOWITT ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 04396497 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| 172/174 ST. ANN'S ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 03125516 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| 189 TUFNELL PARK ROAD LIMITED→ 01732039 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | — | — |
| 198 PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 15011711 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 1A CANONBURY LANE LTD→ 14694890 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| 1A WOODSIDE PARK ROAD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 12422247 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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| 1ST LETTINGS LTD→ 04982390 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
23a Lampard Grove
London
N16 6XA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Active
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 3 properties | 15/07/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Precise Mortgages Charter Court Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/07/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/03/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22