540 WILBRAHAM ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12604168 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.9y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100£100
Debtors£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2020-11-20
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2020-11-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Michael Robert Boggett
  10. 2020-11-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Michael Robert Boggett
  11. 2020-08-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2020-08-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2020-07-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Cavendish Vivendi Limited
  14. 2020-07-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Cavendish Vivendi Limited
  15. 2020-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 540 WILBRAHAM ROAD LIMITED
  16. 2020-05-15
    ARMISTEAD, Peter appointed
    director
  17. 2020-05-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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 Peter Armistead
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/05/2020

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
Incorporated2020-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Onward Chambers
34 Market Street
Hyde
SK14 1AH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ARMISTEAD, Peter
director · ~54y · appointed 2020-05-15
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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Michael Robert Boggett / Dorothy Boggett / Mjf Ssas Trustees
Michael Robert Boggett / Dorothy Boggett / Mjf Ssas Trustees Limited
A registered charge1 property13/11/2020
outstanding
Michael Robert Boggett / Dorothy Boggett / Mjf Ssas Trustees
Michael Robert Boggett / Dorothy Boggett / Mjf Ssas Trustees Limited
A registered charge1 property13/11/2020
outstanding
Cavendish Vivendi
Cavendish Vivendi Limited
A registered charge8 properties28/07/2020
outstanding
Cavendish Vivendi
Cavendish Vivendi Limited
A registered charge1 property28/07/2020
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-11-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-11-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-08-06