42 HOLBORN FBE LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £665.6k | — |
| Current assets | £165.7k | — |
| Net assets | £-1.68M | — |
| Average employees | — | 3000 |
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 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-01➕EKIZ, Hayrullah appointeddirector
- 2023-11-01➖PENBEGULLU, Ebubekir resigneddirector
- 2023-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-01-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-01-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-04➖ZEREN, Mustafa Yigit, Mr. resigneddirector
- 2021-12-20➕PENBEGULLU, Ebubekir appointeddirector
- 2021-12-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 42 HOLBORN FBE LTD
- 2020-12-29➕ZEREN, Mustafa Yigit, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2020-12-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Zeren Group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zeren Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/01/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ebubekir Penbegulluceased 17/01/2023· significant influence
- Mr. Mustafa Yigit Zerenceased 17/01/2023· 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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