9 PEMBROKE ROAD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12148269 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-176.3k
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
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 76). 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 6.7y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £176,250
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
-£176k
↓ 4.1% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£176k-£138k-£99k-£61k-£22k£16kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£14.0k£16.2k
Net assets£-176.3k£-169.2k

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

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4 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2021-05-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-05-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-05-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-05-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2021-05-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-05-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-05-10
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2021-05-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2021-04-28
    CULLUM, Peter Geoffrey appointed
    director
  18. 2021-04-28
    BATEMAN, Jonathan James resigned
    director
  19. 2021-04-28
    MILES, Simon David resigned
    director
  20. 2021-04-02
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  21. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-02-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  23. 2019-09-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2019-09-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hvh Capital Limited
  25. 2019-08-09
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    Company incorporated
    As 9 PEMBROKE ROAD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  26. 2019-08-09
    BATEMAN, Jonathan James appointed
    director
  27. 2019-08-09
    MILES, Simon David 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 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Wealden Capital Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wealden Capital Investments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
9 PEMBROKE ROAD DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
This company · 12148269

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wealden Capital Investments Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/04/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Simon Milesceased 28/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Jonathan Batemanceased 28/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Wealden Hall
Parkfield
Sevenoaks
Kent
TN15 0HX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CULLUM, Peter Geoffrey
director · ~76y · appointed 2021-04-28
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Active
BATEMAN, Jonathan James
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-08-09 · resigned 2021-04-28
Resigned
MILES, Simon David
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-08-09 · resigned 2021-04-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Hvh Capital
Hvh Capital Limited
A registered charge1 property10/09/201910/05/2021

Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-05-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-10