EMBDEN INVESTMENTS 12 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC414176 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
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: 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 (81/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
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
39 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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees10

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-17
    GARDINER, Laura Elsie Mary appointed
    director
  6. 2023-11-17
    GRAY, John Paterson resigned
    director
  7. 2023-11-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-11-17
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-10-16
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-01-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-19
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2022-03-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-01-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EMBDEN INVESTMENTS 12 LIMITED
  19. 2012-01-10
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2012-01-10
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2012-01-10
    GRAY, John Paterson appointed
    director
  22. 2012-01-10
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  23. 2012-01-10
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Some 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alice Mary Gray
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

Whitehall Chambers
7 Bank Street
Blairgowrie
PH10 6DE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-24
Last: 2026-01-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GARDINER, Laura Elsie Mary
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-01-10 · resigned 2012-01-10
Resigned
GRAY, John Paterson
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-01-10 · resigned 2023-11-17
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George
director · ~76y · appointed 2012-01-10 · resigned 2012-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18