15 CLIFTON ROAD FREEHOLDERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
12312929 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-13
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 83). 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).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
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 | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
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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
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-15➖LAWSON, Sally Edwina resigneddirector
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-05-05➕LAWSON, Anthony Hugh appointeddirector
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27➖SHEMILT, Mark William resigneddirector
- 2025-02-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-24➕LAWSON, Sally Edwina appointeddirector
- 2020-11-24➖LE SURF, Sarah Louise resigneddirector
- 2020-11-24➕SHEMILT, Mark William appointeddirector
- 2020-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 15 CLIFTON ROAD FREEHOLDERS LIMITED
- 2019-11-13➕OYSTER ESTATES UK LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-11-13➕LE SURF, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 83 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 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
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
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Unit 3 Flansham Business Centre Hoe Lane
Flansham
Bognor Regis
PO22 8NJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-16
Last: 2026-05-02
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
OYSTER ESTATES UK LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2019-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAWSON, Anthony Hugh→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2026-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAWSON, Sally Edwina→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2020-11-24 · resigned 2026-05-15
LE SURF, Sarah Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-11-13 · resigned 2020-11-24
SHEMILT, Mark William→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2020-11-24 · resigned 2025-02-27
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06