123-125 MERTON ROAD DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12253362 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-10
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 Oct 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 47/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 6.4y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · 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
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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£0Oct 2022Oct 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-10-302022-10-30
Average employees200300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-09-23
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    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2024-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-11-22
    BROWN, Jonathan David William resigned
    director
  5. 2024-11-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-06-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2024-06-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2024-06-14
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    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2024-06-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2024-06-14
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    Charge satisfied #10
  13. 2024-06-14
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    Charge satisfied #9
  14. 2024-06-14
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    Charge satisfied #8
  15. 2024-06-14
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    Charge satisfied #7
  16. 2024-03-27
    RINGART, Joe Lewis resigned
    director
  17. 2023-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-07-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2022-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2022-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2022-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2022-11-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2022-09-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  24. 2022-09-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  25. 2022-09-08
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    mortgage · MR04
  26. 2022-09-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  27. 2022-09-08
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    Charge satisfied #6
  28. 2022-09-08
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    Charge satisfied #5
  29. 2022-09-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  30. 2022-09-08
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    Charge satisfied #3
  31. 2022-09-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  32. 2022-09-07
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  33. 2022-09-05
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: United Trust Bank Limited
  34. 2022-09-05
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: United Trust Bank Limited
  35. 2022-04-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  36. 2021-04-19
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Clearwell Development Finance Two Limited
  37. 2021-04-19
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Clearwell Development Finance Two Limited
  38. 2021-03-16
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    Charge satisfied #2
  39. 2021-03-03
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited
  40. 2021-03-03
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited
  41. 2021-03-03
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited
  42. 2021-03-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited
  43. 2021-01-14
    BROWN, Jonathan David William appointed
    director
  44. 2019-11-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Paragon Development Finance Limited
  45. 2019-11-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bh NO1 LLP
  46. 2019-10-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 123-125 MERTON ROAD DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
  47. 2019-10-10
    RUSSELL, David George appointed
    director
  48. 2019-10-10
    RINGART, Joe Lewis 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

2 high · 1 med ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-07-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-27

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Gpf Lewis Developments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
🏛️
Yogos Construction Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
123-125 MERTON ROAD DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
This company · 12253362

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gpf Lewis Developments Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25-50% shares13/10/2019
Yogos Construction Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/10/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Gpf Lewis Developments Plcceased 13/11/2019· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

43-45 Dorset Street
London
W1U 7NA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-07-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-27OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

RUSSELL, David George
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-10-10
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Active
BROWN, Jonathan David William
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-01-14 · resigned 2024-11-22
Resigned
RINGART, Joe Lewis
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-10-10 · resigned 2024-03-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
United Trust Bank
United Trust Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property05/09/202214/06/2024
satisfied
United Trust Bank
United Trust Bank Limited
A registered charge2 properties05/09/202214/06/2024
satisfied
Clearwell Development Finance Two
Clearwell Development Finance Two Limited
A registered charge2 properties19/04/202114/06/2024
satisfied
Clearwell Development Finance Two
Clearwell Development Finance Two Limited
A registered charge2 properties19/04/202114/06/2024
satisfied
Assetz Capital Trust Company
Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited
A registered charge2 properties03/03/202108/09/2022
satisfied
Assetz Capital Trust Company
Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited
A registered charge1 property03/03/202108/09/2022
satisfied
Assetz Capital Trust Company
Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited
A registered charge03/03/202108/09/2022
satisfied
Assetz Capital Trust Company
Assetz Capital Trust Company Limited
A registered charge2 properties03/03/202108/09/2022
satisfied
Paragon
Paragon Development Finance Limited
A registered charge2 properties20/11/201916/03/2021
satisfied
Bh NO1
Bh NO1 LLP
A registered charge3 properties20/11/201914/04/2022

Recent filings (49 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-14
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23