10 GREAT ORMOND STREET LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08645408 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-08-09
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£15.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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 (78/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £15,106
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£15k
↑ 8.5% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.1k | £13.9k |
| Net assets | £15.1k | £13.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-18➖CRUDDAS, Lucinda resigneddirector
- 2023-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 10 GREAT ORMOND STREET LIMITED
- 2013-08-09➕EVERETT, Rupert James Hector appointeddirector
- 2013-08-09➕CRUDDAS, Lucinda appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Rupert Everett Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Lucinda Cruddasceased 18/04/2024· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2013-08-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
10 Great Ormond Street
London
WC1N 3RB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
EVERETT, Rupert James Hector→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-08-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRUDDAS, Lucinda→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2013-08-09 · resigned 2024-04-18
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-16