04815255 LIMITED

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04815255 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-30
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 May 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 7 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · oldest 22.8y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£48k£96k£144k£192k£239kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets—£75.2k
Current assets—£239.4k
Net assets—£64.4k
Average employees100—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
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    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2019-12-03
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  17. 2019-09-17
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  19. 2011-03-01
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    SABIL GANI, Mohammed resigned
    director
  20. 2009-03-31
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    SINGH, Inderpal resigned
    director
  21. 2009-01-12
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    SINGH, Inderpal resigned
    secretary
  22. 2004-07-01
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    PATEL, Rakesh Ghanshyambhai resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-07-01
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    SINGH, Inderpal appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-07-01
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    PATEL, Rakesh Ghanshyambhai resigned
    director
  25. 2004-04-29
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2004-04-29
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 2003-09-12
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 2003-08-18
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 2003-08-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 2003-08-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  31. 2003-07-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  32. 2003-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As 04815255 LIMITED
  33. 2003-06-30
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    PATEL, Deven Ghanshyambhai appointed
    director
  34. 2003-06-30
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    PATEL, Rakesh Ghanshyambhai appointed
    secretary
  35. 2003-06-30
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 2003-06-30
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    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2003-06-30
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    PATEL, Rakesh Ghanshyambhai appointed
    director
  38. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    SABIL GANI, Mohammed appointed
    director
  39. 2003-06-30
    ➕
    SINGH, Inderpal appointed
    director
  40. 2003-06-30
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2003-06-30
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    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 low
7 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Deven Ghanshyambhai Patel
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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9 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
Incorporated2003-06-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

35 Avondale Road
Bromley
Kent
BR1 4HS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

PATEL, Deven Ghanshyambhai→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-06-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PATEL, Rakesh Ghanshyambhai→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2004-07-01
Resigned
SINGH, Inderpal→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2009-01-12
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned
PATEL, Rakesh Ghanshyambhai→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2004-07-01
Resigned
SABIL GANI, Mohammed→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2011-03-01
Resigned
SINGH, Inderpal→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2009-03-31
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-30 · resigned 2003-06-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
7
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/04/2004—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property29/04/2004—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/09/2003—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property18/08/2003—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property15/08/2003—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property12/08/2003—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property21/07/2003—
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Recent filings (86 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-09
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accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
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gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
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gazette · DISS40
2024-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
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gazette · DISS40
2024-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
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gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-30
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2023-09-22
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2023-09-22
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