138 DERRYDOWN LTD

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13691729 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-20
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
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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
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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1£181.0k
Net assets£1£1

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-08-04
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-04-12
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-04-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-03-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2022-03-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-03-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 138 DERRYDOWN LTD
  12. 2021-10-20
    SERBAN, Tudor appointed
    director
  13. 2021-10-20
    📄
    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
Tudor Serban
Individual · British,Romanian · DOB 03/1995 · age 31
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

88 Hamstead Road
Hockley
Birmingham
B19 1DG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SERBAN, Tudor
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-10-20
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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-08-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-20