37 DOUGHTY STREET LTD
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -42% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-1.07M | £868.9k |
| Current assets | £123.8k | £170.3k |
| Cash | £9.8k | £16.9k |
| Debtors | £114.0k | £153.4k |
| Net assets | £-1.07M | £-691.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-20➕MARSHALL, Wanda Elisabeth Burwell appointeddirector
- 2025-02-11➖SAUMAREZ SMITH, Joseph William resigneddirector
- 2024-12-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-12-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-11-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-01➕BRECKNELL, Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2021-07-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-11-25🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Weatherbys Bank Limited
- 2020-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-04🏢Company incorporatedAs 37 DOUGHTY STREET LTD
- 2020-10-04➕SAUMAREZ SMITH, Joseph William appointeddirector
- 2020-10-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Toppy Mctopco Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Toppy Mctopco Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Joseph William Saumarez Smithceased 01/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Weatherbys Bank Weatherbys Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/11/2020 | 11/12/2024 |