123STAYS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14096491 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-10
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 May 2025
Net worth
£40.0k
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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

1 live charge · oldest 0.4y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
10 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
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 £40,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£40k
↑ 3999900% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£180.0k£1
Current assets£1
Net assets£40.0k£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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-12-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
  4. 2025-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 123STAYS LIMITED
  7. 2022-05-10
    WILSHER, John Holdsworth appointed
    director
  8. 2022-05-10
    📄
    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 John Holdsworth Wilsher
Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/05/2022

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
Incorporated2022-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Pinecroft Winchester Road
Botley
Southampton
SO32 2BX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILSHER, John Holdsworth
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-05-10
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Kensington Mortgage Company
Kensington Mortgage Company Limited
A registered charge1 property12/12/2025
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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-10