9 SEVEN HOMES LTD

💤Zombieactive
13279582 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-19
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
£-19.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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

2 live charges · oldest 1.6y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £18,987
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,487 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£19k
↓ 3897% YoY
Current Assets
£30
↓ 94% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£19k-£15k-£11k-£7k-£3k£500Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£25.3k£500
Current assets£30£500
Debtors£500
Net assets£-19.0k£500

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-11-03
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-11-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  5. 2025-11-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2024-12-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2024-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-12-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2024-12-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  10. 2024-12-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  11. 2024-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2023-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 9 SEVEN HOMES LTD
  15. 2021-03-19
    BARLOW, Jason Paul appointed
    director
  16. 2021-03-19
    📄
    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 Jason Paul Barlow
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/03/2021

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
Incorporated2021-03-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

9 Birch Close
Ravenshead
Nottingham
NG15 9EF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BARLOW, Jason Paul
director · ~57y · appointed 2021-03-19
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property09/12/202403/11/2025
satisfied
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge1 property09/12/202403/11/2025

Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-03-19