77 WEST STREET LTD
💤Zombieactive
12383385 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-02
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-4.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 3.3y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,760
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£8
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £171.4k | £171.4k |
| Current assets | £8 | £8 |
| Net assets | £-4.8k | £-3.4k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: West Bridging LTD
- 2023-01-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: West Bridging LTD
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-06-01➕LEIGHTON-BOYCE, Niall appointeddirector
- 2020-06-01➖DUKE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2020-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-06-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-01-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 77 WEST STREET LTD
- 2020-01-02➕DUKE, Michael appointeddirector
- 2020-01-02📄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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Niall Oliver Leighton-Boyce Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Fd Secretarial Ltdceased 01/06/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 COMMERCIAL ROAD MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 04967054 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 181 LICHFIELD ROAD LTD→ 13393661 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 1ST GROUP PROPERTY LTD→ 15215804 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2 LINDEN CLOSE LTD→ 12438139 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 25 PARK PLACE LTD→ 16586869 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4S&M PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 17122194 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4U2RENT LTD→ 14491598 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 5 SACKVILLE GARDENS MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ 03001027 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| 56ABC WOODLAND ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD→ 09623265 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| 7 NINETEEN LIMITED→ 12125096 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 75 CAERAU ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ 05607433 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| 786 BU ALI SHAH QALANDAR PRIVATE LIMITED→ 10011243 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
Management Offices
Kingsway Centre
Newport
NP20 1EB
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
LEIGHTON-BOYCE, Niall→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DUKE, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2020-01-02 · resigned 2020-06-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | West Bridging West Bridging LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | West Bridging West Bridging LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02