112 SOUTH THE WHITELEY APARTMENT LIMITED

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15865679 · ltd · incorporated 2024-07-30
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-86.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: medium (69/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £86,115

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£86k
Current Assets
£25k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£-86.1k
Current assets£25.2k
Net assets£-86.1k

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

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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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-02
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-08-30
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2024-08-23
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-07-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 112 SOUTH THE WHITELEY APARTMENT LIMITED
  6. 2024-07-30
    QIN, Jiaxiu appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

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

Evidence: 2024-09-02: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-08-30: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Life Balance Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Life Balance Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
112 SOUTH THE WHITELEY APARTMENT LIMITED
This company · 15865679

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
Life Balance Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/07/2024

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
Incorporated2024-07-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

The Sati Room
12 John Princes Street
London
W1G 0JR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

QIN, Jiaxiu
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-07-30
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Recent filings (6 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-07-30