20 LONDON ROAD LTD

💤Zombieactive
11987946 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-09
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 May 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 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
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-06-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-05-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-11-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2022-07-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  13. 2022-06-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-06-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-05-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-05-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2021-05-25
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  18. 2021-04-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2021-01-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  20. 2020-08-19
    SMITH, Eann appointed
    director
  21. 2020-08-03
    SMITH, Christian resigned
    director
  22. 2019-05-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 20 LONDON ROAD LTD
  23. 2019-05-09
    SMITH, Christian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-22

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

20 London Road
First Floor Office
Northwich
CW9 5HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SMITH, Eann
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-08-19
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Active
SMITH, Christian
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-05-09 · resigned 2020-08-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29