256 HIGH TOWN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10825112 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-19
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
£-1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
21 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,612

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£592£428£1k£2k£3kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-1.6k
Current assets£3.5k
Cash£3.5k
Debtors£5
Net assets£-1.6k
Average employees0

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-12-01
    SALEEM, Mohammed resigned
    director
  8. 2021-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-11-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-10-26
    WELLSTEAD, Robert appointed
    director
  15. 2017-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 256 HIGH TOWN LIMITED
  16. 2017-06-19
    SALEEM, Mohammed appointed
    director
  17. 2017-06-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

5 Eleanors Cross
Dunstable
LU6 1SU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WELLSTEAD, Robert
director · ~55y · appointed 2018-10-26
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Active
SALEEM, Mohammed
director · ~53y · appointed 2017-06-19 · resigned 2022-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-18