6/8 LONDON ROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07858743 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-106.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £106,909
Cash YoY
+265%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↑ 265% YoY
Net Worth
-£107k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£103k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£107k-£65k-£23k£19k£61k£103kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
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.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
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 (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2022-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-04-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-04-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2022-04-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-04-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As 6/8 LONDON ROAD LIMITED
  17. 2011-11-23
    BARNES, Thomas Emmott appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 14 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.)

Group structure

Admiralty Properties Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Admiralty Properties Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
6/8 LONDON ROAD LIMITED
This company · 07858743

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Admiralty Properties Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting16/03/2022
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

C/O Ocg Accountants Ltd Biz Hub Tees Valley
Belasis Hall Technology Park
Billingham
TS23 4EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BARNES, Thomas Emmott
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-11-23
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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-04-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-28