10 ANT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

04556350 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-08

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

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year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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

Property-backed borrower with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

15 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 23.4y

15/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 23.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· 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

Lenders & charges

15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

86 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Loss-making

Loss before tax £17,156

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Gross profit	£45.0k	—
Profit before tax	£-17.2k	—
Total assets	—	£652.3k
Current assets	—	£246.6k
Cash	—	£713
Debtors	—	£245.9k
Net assets	—	£436
Average employees	100	—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

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• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand

2026-01-28
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Charge satisfied #16
2023-05-14
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2023-05-05
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Charge registered #16
Lender: Richmond Group Debt Capital LTD
2023-04-24
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-12-31
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PRESSLAND, Edward resigned
director
2019-10-15
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PRESSLAND, Edward appointed
director
2017-11-16
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Charge registered #15
Lender: C Hoare & Co
2014-10-01
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ALLEN, Virginia Sophie Jane resigned
secretary
2009-08-26
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Charge registered #14
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2007-11-26
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Charge registered #13
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2007-09-28
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Charge registered #12
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2007-05-22
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Charge registered #11
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2006-10-31
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Charge registered #10
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
2005-10-14
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Nationwide Building Society
2005-08-10
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Charge registered #8
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2005-04-29
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Meditech Media Limited
2005-02-15
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Private Bank (UK) Limited
2004-08-27
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Nationwide Building Society

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Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Ian Hamilton Pressland Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-10-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Fulham Park House

1a Chesilton Road

London

SW6 5AA

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-22

Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PRESSLAND, Paul Ian Hamilton→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-10-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ALLEN, Virginia Sophie Jane→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2014-10-01

Resigned

CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-08 · resigned 2002-10-08

Resigned

PRESSLAND, Edward→

director · ~27y · appointed 2019-10-15 · resigned 2022-12-31

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:15 of 15 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Richmond Group Debt Capital Richmond Group Debt Capital LTD	A registered charge	1 property	05/05/2023	04/07/2023
outstanding	C Hoare & Co	A registered charge	2 properties	16/11/2017	—
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	26/08/2009	20/01/2023
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	26/11/2007	20/01/2023
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	28/09/2007	20/01/2023
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	22/05/2007	20/01/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Legal charge	1 property	31/10/2006	20/01/2023
satisfied	Nationwide Nationwide Building Society	Legal charge	1 property	14/10/2005	20/01/2023
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	10/08/2005	20/01/2023
satisfied	Meditech Media Meditech Media Limited	Legal charge	1 property	29/04/2005	20/01/2023
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Private Bank (UK) Limited	Legal mortgage	1 property	15/02/2005	20/01/2023
satisfied	Nationwide Nationwide Building Society	Legal charge	1 property	27/08/2004	20/01/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Legal mortgage	1 property	31/10/2003	20/01/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Legal charge	1 property	02/12/2002	20/01/2023
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Debenture	1 property	27/11/2002	20/01/2023

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Recent filings (86 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-01-28

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-15

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accounts · AA

2025-01-29

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-16

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-07-04

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mortgage · MR01

2023-05-14

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address · AD01

2023-04-24

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-04-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-31

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mortgage · MR04

2023-01-20

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mortgage · MR04

2023-01-20

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-01-20

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mortgage · MR04

2023-01-20