1 CROMWELL SQUARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

11169337 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-25

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 Dec 2025

Net worth

£-706.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.0y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £706,317

Cash YoY

+39%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£628

↑ 39% YoY

Net Worth

-£706k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£16k

↑ 2479% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£-706.3k	£-707.0k
Current assets	£16.4k	£636
Cash	£628	£451
Debtors	£15.8k	£185
Net assets	£-706.3k	£-707.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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accounts · AA
2025-05-14
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accounts · AA
2024-08-01
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accounts · AA
2023-05-24
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accounts · AA
2022-08-02
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accounts · AA
2022-03-28
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mortgage · MR04
2022-03-28
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mortgage · MR04
2022-03-28
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mortgage · MR04
2022-03-28
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mortgage · MR04
2022-03-28
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Charge satisfied #4
2022-03-28
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Charge satisfied #3
2022-03-28
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-03-28
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Charge satisfied #1
2021-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-15
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address · AD01
2020-10-15
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address · AD01
2020-10-02
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mortgage · MR01
2020-10-02
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Charge registered #4
Lender: United Trust Bank Limited
2020-07-08
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THOMAS, Geoffrey Gareth resigned
director
2020-07-08
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address · AD01
2020-07-08
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officers · TM01
2020-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-14
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-04-29
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accounts · AA01
2020-04-24
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BROWN, Sophie Nina resigned
director
2020-04-24
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FINN, Patrick James resigned
director
2018-04-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Tonia Investments Limited
2018-04-27
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Charge registered #2
Lender: United Trust Bank Limited
2018-04-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: United Trust Bank Limited
2018-01-30
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QIAN, Chenyi appointed
director
2018-01-30
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BROWN, Sophie Nina appointed
director
2018-01-30
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FINN, Patrick James appointed
director
2018-01-30
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SCOTT-SOMERS, Alistair Michael resigned
director
2018-01-30
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THOMAS, Geoffrey Gareth appointed
director
2018-01-25
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Company incorporated
As 1 CROMWELL SQUARE LIMITED
2018-01-25
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SCOTT-SOMERS, Alistair Michael appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Tonia Investments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Tonia Investments Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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1 CROMWELL SQUARE LIMITED

This company · 11169337

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
Tonia Investments Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/01/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Gold And Amber Investments 1 Limitedceased 24/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Alistair Michael Scott-Somersceased 31/01/2018· 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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-01-25

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

6 Havelock Place

Harrow

HA1 1LJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-09

Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

QIAN, Chenyi→

director · ~55y · appointed 2018-01-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BROWN, Sophie Nina→

director · ~49y · appointed 2018-01-30 · resigned 2020-04-24

Resigned

FINN, Patrick James→

director · ~64y · appointed 2018-01-30 · resigned 2020-04-24

Resigned

SCOTT-SOMERS, Alistair Michael→

director · ~54y · appointed 2018-01-25 · resigned 2018-01-30

Resigned

THOMAS, Geoffrey Gareth→

director · ~51y · appointed 2018-01-30 · resigned 2020-07-08

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	United Trust Bank United Trust Bank Limited	A registered charge	1 property	02/10/2020	28/03/2022
satisfied	Tonia Investments Tonia Investments Limited	A registered charge	1 property	27/04/2018	28/03/2022
satisfied	United Trust Bank United Trust Bank Limited	A registered charge	1 property	27/04/2018	28/03/2022
satisfied	United Trust Bank United Trust Bank Limited	A registered charge	1 property	27/04/2018	28/03/2022

Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-01

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-02

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-03-28

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-03-28

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-03-28

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2022-03-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-06