NDC PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC585081 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-08
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£128.3k
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £128,262

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£128k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 62% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£26k£51k£77k£103k£128kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£128.3k£106.4k
Current assets£1.9k£4.8k
Net assets£128.3k£103.5k

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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-07
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2024-05-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-27
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  11. 2021-05-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NDC PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD
  15. 2018-01-08
    BURNETT & REID LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2018-01-08
    COLLIE, Neil Duncan appointed
    director
  17. 2018-01-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Duncan Collie
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
2550%
25-50% shares08/01/2018
Mrs Jane Beverley Collie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52
2550%
25-50% shares08/01/2018

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
Incorporated2018-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

46 Grant Considine
46 High Street
Banchory
Kincardineshire
AB31 5SR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last: 2026-01-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BURNETT & REID LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-01-08
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Active
COLLIE, Neil Duncan
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-01-08
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Recent filings (23 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-22