1 SARLSDOWN ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10949613 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-06
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 8.4y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2023-01-11
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-01-11
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    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2023-01-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  9. 2023-01-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-09-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-02-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-01-27
    BLACKHAM, William Layton resigned
    director
  18. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-10-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  20. 2018-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2018-03-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Sarlsdown Debt LLP
  22. 2018-03-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Sarlsdown Debt LLP
  23. 2017-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 SARLSDOWN ROAD LIMITED
  24. 2017-09-06
    VANE-TEMPEST, Christopher James Stewart St George appointed
    director
  25. 2017-09-06
    BLACKHAM, William Layton appointed
    director
  26. 2017-09-06
    DODGE, Christopher Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2017-09-06
    DODGE, Christopher Michael resigned
    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.)
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Coldbath Square
London
EC1R 5HL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-19
Last: 2025-09-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

VANE-TEMPEST, Christopher James Stewart St George
director · ~48y · appointed 2017-09-06
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Active
BLACKHAM, William Layton
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-09-06 · resigned 2020-01-27
Resigned
DODGE, Christopher Michael
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-09-06 · resigned 2017-09-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Sarlsdown Debt
Sarlsdown Debt LLP
A registered charge1 property12/03/201811/01/2023
satisfied
Sarlsdown Debt
Sarlsdown Debt LLP
A registered charge1 property12/03/201811/01/2023

Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17