BEST MORTGAGES & PROTECTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10620239 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-15
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of mortgage finance companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66190Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
  • 66220Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-05-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-12-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-12-13
    ➖
    DRAGAN, Laura-Florina resigned
    director
  14. 2019-12-13
    ➖
    DRAGAN, Mihai-Paul resigned
    director
  15. 2019-12-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-12-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-06
    ➕
    DRAGAN, Laura-Florina appointed
    director
  19. 2019-04-06
    ➕
    DRAGAN, Mihai-Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2018-06-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2017-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As BEST MORTGAGES & PROTECTION LIMITED
  22. 2017-02-15
    ➕
    DRAGAN, Leon Vasile appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Leon Vasile Dragan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/02/2017

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
Incorporated2017-02-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64922 — Activities of mortgage finance companies

Registered office

113 Parsonage Lane
Bishop's Stortford
CM23 5BA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

DRAGAN, Leon Vasile→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-02-15
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Active
DRAGAN, Laura-Florina→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-04-06 · resigned 2019-12-13
Resigned
DRAGAN, Mihai-Paul→
director · ~42y · appointed 2019-04-06 · resigned 2019-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29