76 QNS CRESCENT LTD

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SC566967 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-24
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 May 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
33 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
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2May 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2023-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-12-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-12-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-04-14
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    FRIED, Martin appointed
    director
  8. 2023-04-14
    ➖
    CHARLTON, John resigned
    director
  9. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-06-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-06-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-06-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-01
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    CHARLTON, John appointed
    director
  17. 2021-02-01
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    HARRISON, Kelly Jane resigned
    director
  18. 2020-05-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2020-05-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2020-04-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-04-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-02-07
    ➖
    CHARLTON, John resigned
    director
  24. 2020-02-07
    ➕
    HARRISON, Kelly Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2019-03-03
    ➕
    CHARLTON, John appointed
    director
  26. 2019-03-03
    ➖
    KERR, Duncan Hamish Edward resigned
    director
  27. 2017-05-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 76 QNS CRESCENT LTD
  28. 2017-05-24
    ➕
    KERR, Duncan Hamish Edward 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

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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Fried
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/04/2023
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Charltonceased 14/04/2023· 75-100% shares
  • Mrs Kelly Jane Harrisonceased 01/02/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr John Charltonceased 07/02/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Duncan Hamish Edward Kerrceased 03/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

34 Queens Highlands
Aberdeen
AB15 4AR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-24
Last: 2025-05-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

FRIED, Martin→
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHARLTON, John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2021-02-01 · resigned 2023-04-14
Resigned
CHARLTON, John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-03-03 · resigned 2020-02-07
Resigned
HARRISON, Kelly Jane→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-02-07 · resigned 2021-02-01
Resigned
KERR, Duncan Hamish Edward→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-05-24 · resigned 2019-03-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26