14 CHESHAM PLACE FREEHOLD LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12173183 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · 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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-02➖ASSEFI, Abdolreza resigneddirector
- 2025-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-12📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-08-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-10-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-10-05➖SACRANIE, Mahomed Bashir Mahomed resigneddirector
- 2021-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-26🏢Company incorporatedAs 14 CHESHAM PLACE FREEHOLD LIMITED
- 2019-08-26➕LANIYAN, Babatunde Ola appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-26➕LANIYAN, Babatunde Ola appointeddirector
- 2019-08-26➕ASSEFI, Abdolreza appointeddirector
- 2019-08-26➕SACRANIE, Mahomed Bashir Mahomed appointeddirector
- 2019-08-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2019-08-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
17-19 Alie Street
London
E1 8DE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
LANIYAN, Babatunde Ola→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-08-26
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LANIYAN, Babatunde Ola→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-08-26
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ASSEFI, Abdolreza→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-08-26 · resigned 2025-12-02
SACRANIE, Mahomed Bashir Mahomed→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2019-08-26 · resigned 2021-10-05
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Recent filings (22 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-31