169 RUE LECOURBE LIMITED

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10989970 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-02
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£23.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
26 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.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,997

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
Net Worth
£23k
Current Assets
£1.4m
Current Liabilities
£0£278k£556k£834k£1.1m£1.4mAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£23.0k
Current assets£1.39M
Cash£5.4k
Net assets£23.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-12
    HAWKES, Clive Martin resigned
    secretary
  5. 2023-10-12
    HAWKES, Clive Martin resigned
    director
  6. 2023-10-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-10-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-02-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-10-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-10-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2018-10-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2018-10-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2017-10-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 169 RUE LECOURBE LIMITED
  21. 2017-10-02
    LEWIS, Roland Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2017-10-02
    HAWKES, Clive Martin appointed
    secretary
  23. 2017-10-02
    HAWKES, Clive Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 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

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 Roland Peter Lewis
Individual · British · DOB 03/1951 · age 75
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/02/2020
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Roland Peter Lewis In Trustceased 19/02/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest
  • Speed Group (Holdings) Ltdceased 31/05/2019· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Roland Peter Lewisceased 02/10/2017· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2017-10-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Drifstone Manor Middleway
Kingston Gorse
East Preston
West Sussex
BN16 1SB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LEWIS, Roland Peter
director · ~75y · appointed 2017-10-02
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Active
HAWKES, Clive Martin
secretary · appointed 2017-10-02 · resigned 2023-10-12
Resigned
HAWKES, Clive Martin
director · ~67y · appointed 2017-10-02 · resigned 2023-10-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-29