262A HIGH ROAD LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
15133470 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-12
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,353

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
Current Assets
-£2k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£-2.4k
Current assets£-2.4k
Net assets£-2.4k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-07-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-01-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-01-27
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    address · AD01
  7. 2024-08-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-02-15
    DIAMOND, Darren Simon resigned
    director
  10. 2024-02-15
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-02-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2023-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  17. 2023-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2023-09-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2023-09-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 262A HIGH ROAD LIMITED
  20. 2023-09-12
    SCHULMAN, Gideon David appointed
    director
  21. 2023-09-12
    DIAMOND, Darren Simon appointed
    director
  22. 2023-09-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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.)

Group structure

Davka Properties Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Davka Properties Limited
Corporate parent
262A HIGH ROAD LIMITED
This company · 15133470

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Davka Properties Limited
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence15/07/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Gideon David Schulmanceased 15/07/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
  • Mr Darren Simon Diamondceased 15/02/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2023-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

280 - 282 Church Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B26 3YH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SCHULMAN, Gideon David
director · ~48y · appointed 2023-09-12
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Active
DIAMOND, Darren Simon
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-09-12 · resigned 2024-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-07-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-17