24 ST STEPHENS ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13886375 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-01
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-1.4k
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
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,419

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£796
Net Worth
-£1k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£1k-£976-£533-£90£353£796Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£-1.4k
Cash£796
Net assets£-1.4k

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

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2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 capital
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 capital
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2026-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 24 ST STEPHENS ROAD FREEHOLD LIMITED
  8. 2022-02-01
    TURNER, Alexander James appointed
    director
  9. 2022-02-01
    📄
    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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander James Turner
Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

168 Lee Lane
Horwich
Bolton
BL6 7AF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

TURNER, Alexander James
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-02-01
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Recent filings (11 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-01