PARAGON PROPERTY TRADING LIMITED

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10054840 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-10
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
£55.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.9y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 9.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £55,846
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,070 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£56k
↓ 6.8% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£12k£24k£36k£48k£60kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£55.8k£59.9k
Debtors£61.4k£61.4k
Net assets£55.8k£59.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-17
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2026-02-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2024-03-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-23
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2023-03-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2022-03-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-26
    OLIVER & CO. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2020-11-26
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  19. 2020-09-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-09-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2020-07-20
    AL AMAWI, Hussam appointed
    director
  22. 2020-07-20
    CRANE, Linda Jane resigned
    director
  23. 2020-07-20
    CRANE, Steven Timothy resigned
    director
  24. 2020-05-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2018-06-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2016-12-16
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Security Trustee Services Limited and Retail Money Market Limited
  27. 2016-05-19
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
  28. 2016-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PARAGON PROPERTY TRADING LIMITED
  29. 2016-03-10
    CRANE, Linda Jane appointed
    director
  30. 2016-03-10
    CRANE, Steven Timothy 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Nahla Properties Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
PARAGON PROPERTY TRADING LIMITED
This company · 10054840

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
Nahla Properties Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting20/07/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Linda Jane Craneceased 20/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Derek Roy Craneceased 20/07/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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
Incorporated2016-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Douglas House
117 Foregate Street
Chester
CH1 1HE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

OLIVER & CO. SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-11-26
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Active
AL AMAWI, Hussam
director · ~36y · appointed 2020-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRANE, Linda Jane
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2020-07-20
Resigned
CRANE, Steven Timothy
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-03-10 · resigned 2020-07-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Security Trustee Services and Retail Money Market
Security Trustee Services Limited and Retail Money Market Limited
A registered charge1 property16/12/201612/05/2020
satisfied
Cambridge & Counties
Cambridge & Counties Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property19/05/201613/06/2018

Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-03-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22