41 COMMERCIAL STREET LTD
💤Zombieactive
10956012 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-11
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-07-01➕GUO, Xueming appointeddirector
- 2020-07-01➖LI, Liang resigneddirector
- 2020-07-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-07-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-04-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-06➖GUO, Xueming resigneddirector
- 2018-05-05➕LI, Liang appointeddirector
- 2018-04-13➕GUO, Xueming appointeddirector
- 2018-04-13➖LI, Liang resigneddirector
- 2017-09-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 41 COMMERCIAL STREET LTD
- 2017-09-11➕LI, Liang appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Chao Zhang Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/01/2026 |
Mrs Lu Xia Individual · Chinese · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/03/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Xueming Guoceased 04/03/2025· 25-50% shares
- Liang Liceased 20/10/2020· 25-50% shares
- Chao Zhangceased 01/08/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-09-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
62 Wentworth Street
London
E1 7AL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
GUO, Xueming→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GUO, Xueming→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-04-13 · resigned 2018-05-06
LI, Liang→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-05-05 · resigned 2020-07-01
LI, Liang→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-09-11 · resigned 2018-04-13
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-23