1 CROMWELL ROAD LIMITED

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10607732 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-08
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
£46.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). 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

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.1y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.1 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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
39 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £46,463

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£46k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£200k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£40k£80k£120k£160k£200kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-302023-12-30
Total assets£3.5k£3.7k
Current assets£200.5k£200.5k
Net assets£46.5k£46.3k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-11-10
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  3. 2025-11-07
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  4. 2025-10-06
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    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2024-11-15
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-11-15
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    address · AD01
  8. 2024-06-15
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    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-06-04
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    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-12-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-12-22
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Andrew David Johnstone and Shirley Bingham Baring-Johnstone
  14. 2021-09-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-01
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  16. 2019-11-20
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  17. 2019-08-20
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  18. 2019-05-01
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  19. 2019-05-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  20. 2017-05-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  21. 2017-05-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  22. 2017-04-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  23. 2017-02-08
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 CROMWELL ROAD LIMITED
  24. 2017-02-08
    RATH, George Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2017-02-08
    DUKE, Michael appointed
    director
  26. 2017-02-08
    DUKE, Michael resigned
    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 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 75 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Geneva Property Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Geneva Property Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
1 CROMWELL ROAD LIMITED
This company · 10607732

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Geneva Property Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

14 Springfield Road
Teddington
TW11 9AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RATH, George Anthony
director · ~75y · appointed 2017-02-08
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Active
DUKE, Michael
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-02-08 · resigned 2017-02-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Andrew David Johnstone and Shirley Bingham Baring-Johnstone
A registered charge1 property22/12/2021
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/05/2017
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/05/2017
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property07/04/2017
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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06