10-16 RATHBONE FREEHOLD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07490843 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-12
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£7
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (67/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
46 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
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £7

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7
~ YoY
Current Assets
£7
Current Liabilities
£0£1£3£4£6£7Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£7£7
Current assets£7
Cash£7
Net assets£7£7

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  3. 2025-04-06
    WHITESTONE ESTATES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2024-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-09-30
    HUDSONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2019-09-30
    CRABTREE PM LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2019-09-30
    HUDSONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2019-09-30
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  16. 2019-09-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-09-30
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-02-14
    SACK, Freda Ann resigned
    director
  21. 2018-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2015-04-28
    CRABTREE PM LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2015-04-28
    STARDATA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2011-01-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 10-16 RATHBONE FREEHOLD LIMITED
  25. 2011-01-12
    ARIFF, Ben Bahemia, Dr appointed
    director
  26. 2011-01-12
    STARDATA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2011-01-12
    SACK, Freda Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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
Incorporated2011-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

Rathbone Freehold Whitestone Estates
13a Heath Street
London
Nw3 6tp
NW3 6TP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WHITESTONE ESTATES
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-04-06
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Active
ARIFF, Ben Bahemia, Dr
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-01-12
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Active
CRABTREE PM LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-04-28 · resigned 2019-09-30
Resigned
HUDSONS LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-09-30 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned
STARDATA BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-01-12 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
SACK, Freda Ann
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-01-12 · resigned 2019-02-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-20
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-20