9 OLD SCHOOL COURT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10817617 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-14
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£10.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). 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
1 live charge · oldest 8.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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.
See pricing →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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,103
Cash YoY
+88%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£20k
↑ 88% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 197% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↑ 87% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.2k | £-10.5k |
| Current assets | £20.5k | £10.9k |
| Cash | £20.4k | £10.9k |
| Debtors | £37 | £35 |
| Net assets | £10.1k | £-10.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-27➕HAWLEY, Ann Helen, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-11-06➖MORRIS, Noel resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-06➖MORRIS, Noel Patrick resigneddirector
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-09-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
- 2017-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 9 OLD SCHOOL COURT LIMITED
- 2017-06-14➕MORRIS, Noel appointedsecretary
- 2017-06-14➕MORRIS, Noel Patrick appointeddirector
- 2017-06-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
90/100
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 70 — succession pressure is live.
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 70 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Ann Helen Hawley Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 27/04/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Noel Patrick Morrisceased 06/11/2022· 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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
75 Horseshoe Crescent
Shoeburyness Garrison
Southend-On-Sea
SS3 9WL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-27
Last: 2026-06-13
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
HAWLEY, Ann Helen, Dr→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2023-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRIS, Noel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-06-14 · resigned 2022-11-06
MORRIS, Noel Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2017-06-14 · resigned 2022-11-06
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Onesavings Bank Onesavings Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/09/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15