38 HIGH STREET LITTLEHAMPTON LTD

💤Zombieactive
13639130 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-23
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
£1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 4.6y

35/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~4.6 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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, 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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,273

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
£161k
Current Liabilities
£0£32k£64k£96k£129k£161kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.8k
Current assets£160.6k
Net assets£1.3k
Average employees100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-09-01
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2023-09-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  7. 2023-09-01
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    Charge satisfied #1
  8. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-11-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2021-11-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-11-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  14. 2021-10-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2021-10-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  16. 2021-09-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 38 HIGH STREET LITTLEHAMPTON LTD
  17. 2021-09-23
    CHESTERS, Sven Geoffrey appointed
    director
  18. 2021-09-23
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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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sven Geoffrey Chesters
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/09/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

9 Donnington Park
85 Birdham Road
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 7AJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-06
Last: 2025-09-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CHESTERS, Sven Geoffrey
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-09-23
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property04/11/202101/09/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge18/10/202101/09/2023

Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-11-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-11-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-10-18