120 HIGH STREET INGATESTONE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
11289217 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-04
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
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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 (80/100)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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £1 |
| Cash | — | £1 |
| Net assets | — | £1 |
| Average employees | 1 | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-03-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-03-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-02-14➕BAXTER, Paul Garry appointeddirector
- 2020-02-14➖BARTLETT, Alexander Russell resigneddirector
- 2020-02-14➖GOODE, Carl John resigneddirector
- 2020-02-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-11-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2018-11-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-05-18➕GOODE, Carl John appointeddirector
- 2018-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 120 HIGH STREET INGATESTONE LIMITED
- 2018-04-04➕BARTLETT, Alexander Russell appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Garry Baxter Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/03/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alexander Russell Bartlettceased 04/03/2020· 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-04-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
Lakeview House
4 Woodbrook Crescent
Billericay
Essex
CM12 0EQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-01
Last: 2026-04-17
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BAXTER, Paul Garry→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARTLETT, Alexander Russell→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-04-04 · resigned 2020-02-14
GOODE, Carl John→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2018-05-18 · resigned 2020-02-14
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-03-24