BESPOKE PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC200930 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£4.92M
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: portfolio break-up (40/100).

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Refinance opportunity

23 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 26.4y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
23 charges (23/23 with lender, 23/23 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
116 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.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,921,184
Cash YoY
+17%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£899k
↑ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£4.9m
↑ 9.3% YoY
Current Assets
£3.6m
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£984k£2.0m£3.0m£3.9m£4.9mJul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£4.92M£4.50M£4.28M
Current assets£3.61M£3.37M£3.54M
Cash£899.2k£770.2k£673.6k
Debtors£1.95M£1.77M£2.86M
Net assets£4.92M£4.50M£4.28M

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2024-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2008-08-04
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    Charge registered #23
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2008-08-04
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    Charge registered #22
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2008-08-01
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    Charge registered #21
    Lender: The Cook Factor Limited
  21. 2008-04-02
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    Charge satisfied #17
  22. 2008-03-10
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    Charge registered #20
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  23. 2008-01-28
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    Charge registered #19
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  24. 2007-11-14
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    Charge satisfied #16
  25. 2007-09-13
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    Charge satisfied #15
  26. 2007-08-16
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    Charge satisfied #14
  27. 2007-07-07
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    Charge satisfied #10
  28. 2007-07-07
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    Charge satisfied #9
  29. 2007-07-07
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    Charge satisfied #8
  30. 2007-04-23
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    Charge registered #18
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  31. 2007-04-18
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    Charge registered #17
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  32. 2007-03-12
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    Charge registered #16
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  33. 2006-12-12
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  34. 2006-08-29
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  35. 2006-05-08
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  36. 2006-01-26
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    Charge satisfied #12
  37. 2006-01-26
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    Charge satisfied #11
  38. 2003-11-07
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  39. 2003-09-10
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  40. 2003-09-01
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  41. 2003-03-12
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    Charge satisfied #7
  42. 2002-09-10
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  43. 2002-09-06
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  44. 2002-08-20
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    Charge satisfied #5
  45. 2002-07-03
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  46. 2002-04-30
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    Charge satisfied #6
  47. 2001-10-26
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  48. 2001-10-26
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    Charge satisfied #4
  49. 2001-08-10
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  50. 2001-04-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
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.

8 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Wong
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/06/2024
Mrs Ching Yi Jenny Wong
Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jenny Ching Wongceased 05/06/2024· 25-50% shares

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

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8 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
Incorporated1999-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

51 Dalry Road
Edinburgh
EH11 2BX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WONG, Colin→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-21
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Active
WONG, Ching Yi Jenny→
director · ~54y · appointed 1999-10-21
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Active
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-21 · resigned 1999-10-21
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-21 · resigned 1999-10-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

23
Total charges
8
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:23 of 23 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/08/2008—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/08/2008—
outstanding
The Cook Factor
The Cook Factor Limited
Standard security1 property01/08/2008—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property10/03/2008—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property28/01/2008—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property23/04/2007—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property18/04/200702/04/2008
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property12/03/200714/11/2007
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property12/12/200613/09/2007
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property29/08/200616/08/2007
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property08/05/2006—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property07/11/200326/01/2006
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property10/09/200326/01/2006
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property01/09/200307/07/2007
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property10/09/200207/07/2007
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property06/09/200207/07/2007
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property03/07/200212/03/2003
satisfied
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Standard security1 property26/10/200130/04/2002
satisfied
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Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property10/08/200120/08/2002
satisfied
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Standard security1 property04/04/200126/10/2001
outstanding
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Recent filings (116 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-26
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28