EMBDEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC264417 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 0 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17➕GARDINER, Laura Elsie Mary appointeddirector
- 2023-11-17➖GRAY, John Paterson resigneddirector
- 2023-11-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-27📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-05-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-15📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2005-07-05➕GRAY, John Paterson appointeddirector
- 2005-07-05➖GRAY, John Stevenson resigneddirector
- 2004-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs EMBDEN INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2004-03-04➕GRAY, Alice Mary appointedsecretary
- 2004-03-04➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-04➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-04➕GRAY, John Stevenson appointeddirector
- 2004-03-04➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-03-04➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Alice Mary Gray Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| D.M. MACKINNON ESTATES LTD.→ SC239892 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| DC PROPERTY (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC770715 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| DM STRATHMORE LIMITED→ SC613433 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| DMJ PROPERTIES PERTH LTD→ SC828828 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DUPPLIN PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC504547 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| E M PROPERTIES (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC851154 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELEGENT PROPERTIES LTD→ SC844461 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ELMCLIFF LIMITED→ SC151114 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
| EMBDEN INVESTMENTS (3) LIMITED→ SC293942 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| EMBDEN INVESTMENTS (6) LIMITED→ SC318888 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| EMBDEN INVESTMENTS 12 LIMITED→ SC414176 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Bank Street
Blairgowrie
PH10 6DE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
GARDINER, Laura Elsie Mary→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-04 · resigned 2004-03-04
GRAY, John Paterson→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2005-07-05 · resigned 2023-11-17
GRAY, John Stevenson→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2004-03-04 · resigned 2005-07-05
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-04 · resigned 2004-03-04
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29