104/106 VAUGHAN ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05458141 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-20
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 May 2025
Net worth
£9.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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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
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,126
Net assets shrinking
Down £18,946 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£9k
↓ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 81% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£9.1k£28.1k
Current assets£4.6k£23.7k
Net assets£9.1k£28.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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  3. 2023-10-11
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  4. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2021-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2020-12-22
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  7. 2019-10-24
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  8. 2018-10-23
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  9. 2017-09-20
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  10. 2017-05-31
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2017-05-31
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2016-10-30
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    ALEXANDER, Carlene Lesley resigned
    director
  13. 2016-10-30
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    ALEXANDER, Michael resigned
    director
  14. 2016-07-08
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-02-25
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-06-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-09-13
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    RATNAYAKA, Chandra Rajeeva appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-09-13
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    AL-ASADI, Abdul-Abbas resigned
    director
  20. 2014-07-23
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    WINDRICH, Erik Rudolph resigned
    director
  21. 2014-07-04
    ➖
    WINDRICH, Erik Rudolph resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-09-29
    ➖
    MILLAR, Glenn resigned
    director
  23. 2009-10-02
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    AL-ASADI, Abdul-Abbas appointed
    director
  24. 2009-10-02
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    ALEXANDER, Carlene Lesley appointed
    director
  25. 2009-10-02
    ➕
    ALEXANDER, Michael appointed
    director
  26. 2008-09-30
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    KYRIACOU, George resigned
    director
  27. 2008-04-23
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    RATNAYAKA, Chandra Rajeeva appointed
    director
  28. 2008-04-23
    ➕
    MILLAR, Glenn appointed
    director
  29. 2005-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As 104/106 VAUGHAN ROAD (FREEHOLD) LIMITED
  30. 2005-05-20
    ➕
    WINDRICH, Erik Rudolph appointed
    secretary
  31. 2005-05-20
    ➕
    KYRIACOU, George appointed
    director
  32. 2005-05-20
    ➕
    WINDRICH, Erik Rudolph appointed
    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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

17 Foxbrook Close
Littleover
Derby
DE23 3ZJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

RATNAYAKA, Chandra Rajeeva→
secretary · appointed 2014-09-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RATNAYAKA, Chandra Rajeeva→
director · ~71y · appointed 2008-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WINDRICH, Erik Rudolph→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-20 · resigned 2014-07-04
Resigned
AL-ASADI, Abdul-Abbas→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-10-02 · resigned 2014-09-13
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Carlene Lesley→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-10-02 · resigned 2016-10-30
Resigned
ALEXANDER, Michael→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-10-02 · resigned 2016-10-30
Resigned
KYRIACOU, George→
director · ~90y · appointed 2005-05-20 · resigned 2008-09-30
Resigned
MILLAR, Glenn→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-04-23 · resigned 2013-09-29
Resigned
WINDRICH, Erik Rudolph→
director · ~66y · appointed 2005-05-20 · resigned 2014-07-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

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2026-02-25
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2026-01-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-21