6/8 LONDON ROAD LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-103.5k | £-66.6k |
| Current assets | £103.4k | £89.0k |
| Cash | £25.5k | £7.0k |
| Debtors | £65.8k | £68.0k |
| Net assets | £-106.9k | £-90.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-11-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-04-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-04-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2011-11-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 6/8 LONDON ROAD LIMITED
- 2011-11-23➕BARNES, Thomas Emmott appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Admiralty Properties Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Admiralty Properties Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/03/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Thomas Emmott Barnesceased 16/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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