131 ST JOHNS HILL (HTB) LTD

💤Zombieactive
12172888 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-26
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), 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: 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.3y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees1000

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
1
filing
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-11-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-11-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2020-10-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2020-10-16
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Hampshire Trust Bank PLC
  13. 2020-10-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Hampshire Trust Bank PLC
  14. 2020-02-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2020-02-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2020-02-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hampshire Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01311315)
  17. 2020-02-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hampshire Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01311315)
  18. 2019-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 131 ST JOHNS HILL (HTB) LTD
  19. 2019-08-26
    PATEL, Samir Pravinchandra appointed
    director
  20. 2019-08-26
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

131 St Johns Hill Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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131 St Johns Hill Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
131 ST JOHNS HILL (HTB) LTD
This company · 12172888

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
131 St Johns Hill Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/11/2025
Mr Samir Pravinchandra Patel
Individual · British · DOB 08/1980 · age 46
sig. influencesignificant influence26/08/2019
Mr Amit Patel
Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46
sig. influencesignificant influence26/08/2019

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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
Incorporated2019-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Argyle House
Joel Street
Northwood
Middlesex
HA6 1NW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PATEL, Samir Pravinchandra
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-08-26
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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Hampshire Trust Bank
Hampshire Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge2 properties16/10/2020
outstanding
Hampshire Trust Bank
Hampshire Trust Bank PLC
A registered charge16/10/2020
outstanding
Hampshire Trust Bank (Crn: 01311315)
Hampshire Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01311315)
A registered charge14/02/2020
outstanding
Hampshire Trust Bank (Crn: 01311315)
Hampshire Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01311315)
A registered charge3 properties14/02/2020
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Recent filings (20 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-11-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-10-29