123-125 FONTHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED

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13563548 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-12
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-41.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 · 2 lenders · oldest 3.8y

20/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~3.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
12 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £41,358
Cash YoY
-28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
↓ 28% YoY
Net Worth
-£41k
↓ 168% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£41k-£22k-£3k£16k£35k£54kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-41.4k£-15.4k
Current assets£38.6k£54.3k
Cash£38.1k£53.0k
Debtors£461£1.3k
Net assets£-41.4k£-15.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2025-07-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2024-11-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Victoria Mutual Finance LTD.
  6. 2024-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2022-08-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Victoria Mutual Finance LTD
  10. 2021-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 123-125 FONTHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED
  11. 2021-08-12
    SOUGLIS, Chrysostomos Thomas appointed
    director
  12. 2021-08-12
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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

Cts Finance Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cts Finance Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
123-125 FONTHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED
This company · 13563548

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
Cts Finance Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/09/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Chrysostomos Thomas Souglisceased 01/09/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Solar House
282 Chase Road
Southgate
N14 6NZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SOUGLIS, Chrysostomos Thomas
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-08-12
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Victoria Mutual Finance .
Victoria Mutual Finance LTD.
A registered charge1 property29/11/2024
outstanding
Victoria Mutual Finance
Victoria Mutual Finance LTD
A registered charge2 properties18/08/2022
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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-08-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-12