A3 PROPERTIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC453426 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-28
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.5y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-14
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2023-03-14
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    Charge satisfied #3
  11. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2019-06-24
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Tracey Investments Limited
  17. 2018-11-19
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2018-11-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2018-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-07-20
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  21. 2018-07-20
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    Charge satisfied #1
  22. 2018-07-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2018-06-30
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    BLACK, Andrew Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2016-10-23
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    SHIELLS, Andrew resigned
    director
  25. 2015-03-01
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2013-10-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2013-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As A3 PROPERTIES LIMITED
  28. 2013-06-28
    ➕
    MCKEOWN, Peter Andrew appointed
    director
  29. 2013-06-28
    ➕
    BLACK, Andrew Paul appointed
    director
  30. 2013-06-28
    ➕
    SHIELLS, Andrew appointed
    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

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Andrew Mckeown
Individual · British · DOB 01/1978 · age 48
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

6 Chapelton Gardens
Bearsden
Glasgow
G61 2DH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCKEOWN, Peter Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-06-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACK, Andrew Paul→
director · ~46y · appointed 2013-06-28 · resigned 2018-06-30
Resigned
SHIELLS, Andrew→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-06-28 · resigned 2016-10-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Tracey Investments
Tracey Investments Limited
A registered charge1 property24/06/201914/03/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—01/03/201519/11/2018
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property28/10/201320/07/2018

Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-23