10 STANFORD ESTATES LTD

💤Zombieactive
13158809 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-26
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-19.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 5.2y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £19,289
Cash YoY
+20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↑ 20% YoY
Net Worth
-£19k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£151k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£23k£12k£47k£82k£117k£151kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£411.9k£407.8k
Current assets£151.5k£150.8k
Cash£4.0k£3.3k
Debtors£147.5k£147.5k
Net assets£-19.3k£-23.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
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. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-29
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2021-10-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Onesavings Bank PLC
  11. 2021-03-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2021-02-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-02-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Egt Bridging Finance Limited
  14. 2021-02-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Egt Bridging Finance Limited
  15. 2021-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 10 STANFORD ESTATES LTD
  16. 2021-01-26
    KAHAN, Moshe Hersch appointed
    director
  17. 2021-01-26
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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 5 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 Moshe Hersch Kahan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
75100%
75-100% shares26/01/2021

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
Incorporated2021-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Js & Co Accountants 26
Theydon Road
London
E5 9NA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KAHAN, Moshe Hersch
director · ~46y · appointed 2021-01-26
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Onesavings Bank
Onesavings Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property27/10/2021
outstanding
Egt Bridging Finance
Egt Bridging Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property25/02/2021
outstanding
Egt Bridging Finance
Egt Bridging Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property25/02/2021
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-01