C.C.K. PROPERTIES LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC291570 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-11
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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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£17.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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

1 live charge · oldest 20.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
52 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
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £17,683
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,388 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£18k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£409
↓ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£9k£13k£18k£22kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£18.4k£22.9k
Current assets£409£4.2k
Net assets£17.7k£22.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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  2. 2023-12-19
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  3. 2023-04-11
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  4. 2022-10-12
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  5. 2022-07-11
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  6. 2021-07-07
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  7. 2020-02-22
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  8. 2019-02-06
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  9. 2018-04-24
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  10. 2017-06-29
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  11. 2016-05-12
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  12. 2015-10-30
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  13. 2015-07-22
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  14. 2014-10-16
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  15. 2006-02-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  16. 2005-10-11
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    Company incorporated
    As C.C.K. PROPERTIES LTD.
  17. 2005-10-11
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    PORTER, Colin appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-10-11
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    PORTER, Kerr appointed
    director
  19. 2005-10-11
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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  20. 2005-10-11
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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  21. 2005-10-11
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2005-10-11
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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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kerr Porter
Individual · British · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/10/2016
Mr Colin Kerr Porter
Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Craig Porterceased 12/10/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2005-10-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68201 — Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate

Registered office

8 Moorpark Avenue
Airdrie
Lanarkshire
ML6 8EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

PORTER, Colin→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-11
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Active
PORTER, Kerr→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-10-11
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-10-11 · resigned 2005-10-11
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-10-11 · resigned 2005-10-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property24/02/2006—
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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06
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accounts · AA
2021-07-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-28
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accounts · AA
2020-02-22
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2019-10-03