37B MILLHARBOUR LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09789475 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-22
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £4,042
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£91k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £476.9k | — |
| Current assets | £90.9k | — |
| Net assets | £4.0k | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-09-22🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-09-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-09-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2018-05-16📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-05-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-05-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-03-28➕KOTECHA, Harish Bhanulal appointeddirector
- 2018-03-28➖HAMPTON-COLE, Sheldon resigneddirector
- 2017-11-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-11-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2017-06-13➖BURGOS, Claudia resigneddirector
- 2017-02-01➕HAMPTON-COLE, Sheldon appointeddirector
- 2015-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 37B MILLHARBOUR LIMITED
- 2015-09-22➕BURGOS, Claudia 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 79 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Harish Bhanulal Kotecha Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 28/03/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sheldon Hampton-Coleceased 28/03/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
128 Berry Lane
Rickmansworth
WD3 4BT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
KOTECHA, Harish Bhanulal→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2018-03-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURGOS, Claudia→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-09-22 · resigned 2017-06-13
HAMPTON-COLE, Sheldon→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2018-03-28
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/09/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/09/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/11/2017 | 16/05/2018 |
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2018-09-26