SHEPHERD PROPERTIES (FIFE) LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC282863 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-07

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 6 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · oldest 20.8y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 20.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	0	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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-03
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-04-10
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-04-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-07-25
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SHEPHERD, Alison Rhona resigned
secretary
2012-07-25
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SHEPHERD, Alison Rhona resigned
director
2007-05-10
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
2007-03-23
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
2005-11-28
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
2005-11-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
2005-07-25
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
2005-07-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Paragon Mortgages Limited
2005-04-07
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Company incorporated
As SHEPHERD PROPERTIES (FIFE) LTD.
2005-04-07
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SHEPHERD, Alan appointed
director
2005-04-07
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SHEPHERD, Alison Rhona appointed
secretary
2005-04-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-07
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-07
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SHEPHERD, Alison Rhona appointed
director
2005-04-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-04-07
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SHEPHERD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 low

6 live charges

low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Shepherd Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-04-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

44 Main Street

Dunshelt

Fife

KY14 7EX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last: 2025-05-17

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SHEPHERD, Alan→

director · ~73y · appointed 2005-04-07

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Active

SHEPHERD, Alison Rhona→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2012-07-25

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-04-07

Resigned

SHEPHERD, Alison Rhona→

director · ~72y · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2012-07-25

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-04-07

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited	Standard security	1 property	10/05/2007	—
outstanding	Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited	Standard security	1 property	23/03/2007	—
outstanding	Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited	Floating charge	1 property	28/11/2005	—
outstanding	Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited	Standard security	1 property	28/11/2005	—
outstanding	Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited	Standard security	1 property	25/07/2005	—
outstanding	Paragon Paragon Mortgages Limited	Floating charge	1 property	15/07/2005	—

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