24 SELBORNE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11323311 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-23
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£15.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68201Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.8y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
22 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
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,589

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£16k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£6k£9k£13k£16kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£15.6k£14.1k
Current assets£15.7k£14.1k
Net assets£15.6k£14.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-08
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    mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  3. 2024-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2018-08-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Belmont Green Finance LTD Trading as Vida Homeloans
  11. 2018-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-04-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 24 SELBORNE LTD
  13. 2018-04-23
    TUTLA, Sirajbanu appointed
    director
  14. 2018-04-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. 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

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
Mrs Sirajbanu Tutla
Individual · British · DOB 10/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

38 Melbourne Road
Ilford
London
IG1 4LG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TUTLA, Sirajbanu
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-04-23
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Belmont Green Finance Trading as Vida Homeloans
Belmont Green Finance LTD Trading as Vida Homeloans
A registered charge1 property03/08/2018
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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2025-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-23