87 CR0 A LTD

💤Zombieactive
12214068 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-18
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: high (82/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
22 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.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,183

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£333k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£68k£136k£204k£272k£340kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£331.5k£338.9k
Current assets£332.9k£340.3k
Net assets£8.2k£7.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-08-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-17
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-05-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2020-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-05-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-05-20
    DATOO, Habib resigned
    director
  15. 2019-09-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 87 CR0 A LTD
  16. 2019-09-18
    DATOO, Abbas appointed
    director
  17. 2019-09-18
    DATOO, Habib appointed
    director
  18. 2019-09-18
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abbas Ali Datoo
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Habib Datooceased 20/05/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2019-09-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Stoneham House
17 Scarbrook Road
Croydon
CR0 1SQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DATOO, Abbas
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-09-18
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Active
DATOO, Habib
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-09-18 · resigned 2020-05-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-17