38 KINGSWAY LEASE LTD

💤Zombieactive
14704142 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-03
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
£-436.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
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 £436,513
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£437k
Current Assets
£86k
Current Liabilities
-£437k-£332k-£227k-£123k-£18k£86kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£262.8k
Current assets£86.0k
Net assets£-436.5k
Average employees300

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-03-03
    EKIZ, Hayrullah appointed
    director
  4. 2025-03-03
    NELLY, Hannae resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-03-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-06-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2024-06-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-04-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2023-10-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-10-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-10-03
    NELLY, Hannae appointed
    director
  16. 2023-10-03
    PENBEGULLU, Ebubekir resigned
    director
  17. 2023-10-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-10-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 38 KINGSWAY LEASE LTD
  20. 2023-03-03
    PENBEGULLU, Ebubekir appointed
    director
  21. 2023-03-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  22. 2023-03-03
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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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Zeren Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Zeren Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
38 KINGSWAY LEASE LTD
This company · 14704142

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Zeren Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/03/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Beboz Ltdceased 03/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Zeren Group Ltdceased 08/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2023-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

Registered office

Ground Floor Of 38 Kingsway,
Kingsway
London
WC2B 6EX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

EKIZ, Hayrullah
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-03-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NELLY, Hannae
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-10-03 · resigned 2025-03-03
Resigned
PENBEGULLU, Ebubekir
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-03-03 · resigned 2023-10-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-05