0131 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC322257 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-26
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2016-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-04-28
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-08-09
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    address · AD01
  16. 2014-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2014-08-01
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    CORBETT, Alan George appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-08-01
    ➖
    SCOTT, Lisa resigned
    secretary
  19. 2014-08-01
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Andrew James Robert resigned
    director
  20. 2014-08-01
    ➖
    SCOTT, Lisa resigned
    director
  21. 2007-06-29
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    CORBETT, Alan George appointed
    director
  22. 2007-06-29
    ➕
    SCOTT, Lisa appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-06-29
    ➖
    HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-06-29
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Andrew James Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2007-06-29
    ➕
    SCOTT, Lisa appointed
    director
  26. 2007-06-29
    ➖
    HBJGW LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2007-04-26
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    Company incorporated
    As 0131 DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  28. 2007-04-26
    ➕
    HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2007-04-26
    ➕
    HBJGW LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Alan George Corbett
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Julie Corbett
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Puddlewalk
3b Stanedykehead
Edinburgh
EH16 6YE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10
Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CORBETT, Alan George→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORBETT, Alan George→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-06-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCOTT, Lisa→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2014-08-01
Resigned
HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2007-06-29
Resigned
MACDONALD, Andrew James Robert→
director · ~66y · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2014-08-01
Resigned
SCOTT, Lisa→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2014-08-01
Resigned
HBJGW LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-04-26 · resigned 2007-06-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-02