A. HART PROPERTY & INVESTMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11218157 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 9 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
14 live charges · 9 lenders · oldest 5.7y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 9 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-02-03🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
- 2025-12-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-11🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
- 2025-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-09-05🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2025-09-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-01🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
- 2025-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-12🔒Charge registered #11Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-06🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Keystone Property Finance Limited
- 2023-10-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-10-05🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2023-08-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-30🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
- 2023-08-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-08-23🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Landbay Partners Limited
- 2022-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-13🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited
- 2022-11-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-11-25🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2022-11-25🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2022-11-25🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2022-11-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-05-13🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hbb Bridging Loans Limited
- 2022-05-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hbb Bridging Loans Limited
- 2021-09-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2021-09-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2020-10-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2018-02-21🏢Company incorporatedAs A. HART PROPERTY & INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2018-02-21➕HART, Andrew Ronald appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HART" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
2 med · 1 low3 new charges in last 12 months
mediumHeavy recent charge activity can indicate refinancing pressure, aggressive leverage, or multiple lender rotation.
Evidence: 2026-02-03: A registered charge; 2025-12-11: A registered charge; 2025-09-01: A registered charge
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
9 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew Ronald Hart Individual · English · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 21/02/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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| AEROCLINIQUE LTD→ 15689633 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AESTHETE ESTATES LTD→ 14893588 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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| AFIYA HOMES LTD→ 16543211 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 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.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3AX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
HART, Andrew Ronald→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2018-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
14
Total charges
9
Outstanding
6
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/02/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Kensington Mortgage Company Kensington Mortgage Company Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Landbay Landbay Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Lender The Mortgage Lender Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/01/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Keystone Property Finance Keystone Property Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/10/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Btl Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/08/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Landbay Landbay Partners Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/08/2023 | 05/09/2025 | |
| outstanding | LendInvest Lendinvest Security Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/12/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Hbb Bridging Loans Hbb Bridging Loans Limited | A registered charge | — | 13/05/2022 | 25/11/2022 | |
| satisfied | Hbb Bridging Loans Hbb Bridging Loans Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/05/2022 | 25/11/2022 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/09/2021 | 25/11/2022 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/09/2021 | 25/11/2022 | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/10/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-07