231 RODNEY LTD

💤Zombieactive
12545230 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-02
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
£33.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 37/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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

7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 5.7y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
31 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
52/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
41
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £33,355

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
Net Worth
£33k
Current Assets
£138k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-04-30
Total assets£414.9k
Current assets£138.5k
Cash£100
Debtors£138.4k
Net assets£33.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-06-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-05-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-05-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2025-05-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2025-05-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2025-05-20
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    Charge satisfied #5
  9. 2025-05-16
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Interbridge Transition Finance Limited
  10. 2025-05-16
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Interbridge Transition Finance Limited
  11. 2025-04-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2025-04-16
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    Charge satisfied #3
  13. 2024-05-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  14. 2024-05-15
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    Charge satisfied #4
  15. 2024-05-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2024-05-01
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Autarky Capital Sukuk PLC (14544519)
  17. 2024-04-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2024-04-29
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2024-04-29
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    Charge satisfied #2
  20. 2024-04-29
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2024-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2024-03-01
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  24. 2023-09-12
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  25. 2023-06-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  26. 2022-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-11-10
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  28. 2022-10-25
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  29. 2022-08-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  30. 2021-06-23
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  31. 2021-05-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  32. 2020-09-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Atelier Capital Partners Limited
  33. 2020-09-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Atelier Capital Partners Limited
  34. 2020-04-02
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    Company incorporated
    As 231 RODNEY LTD
  35. 2020-04-02
    BROADHURST, Sean appointed
    secretary
  36. 2020-04-02
    BROADHURST, Sean Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-15

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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sean Thomas Broadhurst
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/04/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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11 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-04-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

2b Sandown Lane
Liverpool
L15 8HY
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BROADHURST, Sean
secretary · appointed 2020-04-02
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Active
BROADHURST, Sean Thomas
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-04-02
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Interbridge Transition Finance
Interbridge Transition Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property16/05/2025
outstanding
Interbridge Transition Finance
Interbridge Transition Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property16/05/2025
satisfied
Autarky Capital Sukuk (14544519)
Autarky Capital Sukuk PLC (14544519)
A registered charge1 property01/05/202420/05/2025
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property23/06/202115/05/2024
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge13/05/202116/04/2025
satisfied
Atelier Capital Partners
Atelier Capital Partners Limited
A registered charge3 properties21/09/202029/04/2024
satisfied
Atelier Capital Partners
Atelier Capital Partners Limited
A registered charge1 property21/09/202029/04/2024
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-06-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-01