8 WATERLOO ROAD SOUTHPORT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12448956 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-07
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£103.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 3.7y

35/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~3.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £103,084

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£103k
Current Assets
£45k
Current Liabilities
£0£21k£41k£62k£82k£103kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£257.9k
Current assets£44.7k
Net assets£103.1k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2022-09-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2022-09-02
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  7. 2022-09-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  8. 2022-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-15
    WIGMORE, Guy Edward Geraint resigned
    secretary
  11. 2021-03-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-02-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-02-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-02-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-02-07
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    Company incorporated
    As 8 WATERLOO ROAD SOUTHPORT LIMITED
  18. 2020-02-07
    ARENDS, Richard Malcolm appointed
    director
  19. 2020-02-07
    WIGMORE, Guy Edward Geraint appointed
    secretary
  20. 2020-02-07
    WIGMORE, Guy Edward Geraint appointed
    director
  21. 2020-02-07
    WIGMORE, Guy Edward Geraint resigned
    director
  22. 2020-02-07
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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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Malcolm Arends
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
75100%
75-100% shares07/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Guy Edward Geraint Wigmoreceased 07/02/2020· 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
Incorporated2020-02-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

8 Waterloo Road
Southport
PR8 2HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ARENDS, Richard Malcolm
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-02-07
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Active
WIGMORE, Guy Edward Geraint
secretary · appointed 2020-02-07 · resigned 2021-03-15
Resigned
WIGMORE, Guy Edward Geraint
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-02-07 · resigned 2020-02-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property02/09/2022
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property02/09/2022
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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-17