48 CHEAM ROAD LTD

💤Zombieactive
11700003 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-27
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£9.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
29 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,042

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
£95
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£9.2k
Current assets£95
Net assets£9.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2026-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-02-17
    SPV DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  4. 2026-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-01-29
    HICKS, Graham resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-10-17
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  10. 2025-10-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-10-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2025-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2025-09-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-09-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-09-24
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  16. 2025-09-18
    HUNTLEY, Graham Paul Kingsby appointed
    director
  17. 2025-09-18
    ANDERSON, Mark Robert resigned
    director
  18. 2025-09-18
    HICKS, Graham appointed
    director
  19. 2025-09-18
    SPV DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  20. 2025-02-05
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
    address · RP10
  21. 2025-02-05
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  22. 2024-08-06
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  23. 2024-07-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  24. 2023-11-03
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  25. 2023-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2022-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  28. 2018-11-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 48 CHEAM ROAD LTD
  29. 2018-11-27
    ANDERSON, Mark Robert 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 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. 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

1 med · 1 low
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ANDERSON, Mark Robert resigned 2025-09-18; HICKS, Graham resigned 2026-01-29; SPV DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned 2026-02-17

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

🔒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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Fcls Group, B1 Vantage Business Park Old Gloucester Road
Hambrook
Bristol
BS16 1GW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HUNTLEY, Graham Paul Kingsby
director · ~66y · appointed 2025-09-18
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Active
ANDERSON, Mark Robert
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-11-27 · resigned 2025-09-18
Resigned
HICKS, Graham
director · ~80y · appointed 2025-09-18 · resigned 2026-01-29
Resigned
SPV DIRECTOR LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2025-09-18 · resigned 2026-02-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2025-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-24
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2025-09-24
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2025-02-05