42 HOLBORN LTD

💤Zombieactive
13292125 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-25
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1000

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-02-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-01
    EKIZ, Hayrullah appointed
    director
  8. 2023-11-01
    PENBEGULLU, Ebubekir resigned
    director
  9. 2023-11-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-02-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-11-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-10-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2022-09-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2022-09-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-09-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-09-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2022-09-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-08-02
    PENBEGULLU, Ebubekir appointed
    director
  22. 2022-08-02
    POLAT, Cemal Ashraf Daniel resigned
    director
  23. 2021-03-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 42 HOLBORN LTD
  24. 2021-03-25
    POLAT, Cemal Ashraf Daniel appointed
    director
  25. 2021-03-25
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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.)

Group structure

Zeren Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Zeren Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
42 HOLBORN LTD
This company · 13292125

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Zeren Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares08/09/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ebubekir Penbegulluceased 22/11/2022· significant influence
  • Mr Cemal Ashraf Daniel Polatceased 08/09/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2021-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

42 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6EY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

EKIZ, Hayrullah
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-11-01
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Active
PENBEGULLU, Ebubekir
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-08-02 · resigned 2023-11-01
Resigned
POLAT, Cemal Ashraf Daniel
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-03-25 · resigned 2022-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-12
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-02