235 CANTERBURY HALL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13984164 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-17
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
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (73/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-04-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-19
    WRIGHT, Simon Paul resigned
    director
  7. 2022-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-10-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-10-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-10-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As 235 CANTERBURY HALL LIMITED
  12. 2022-03-17
    THOMPSON, Ralph appointed
    director
  13. 2022-03-17
    WRIGHT, Simon Paul appointed
    director
  14. 2022-03-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • 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
Ralph Thompson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/03/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon Paul Wrightceased 19/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2022-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

59a Day's Lane
Biddenham
Bedford
MK40 4AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THOMPSON, Ralph
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-03-17
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Active
WRIGHT, Simon Paul
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-03-17 · resigned 2022-10-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-17