CENTRAL DEVA PROPERTIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC688346 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£117.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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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
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 (78/100)

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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 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.

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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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £117,730
Cash YoY
+188%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↑ 188% YoY
Net Worth
£118k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 113% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£24k£47k£71k£94k£118kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£117.7k£124.0k
Current assets£4.6k£2.2k
Cash£3.9k£1.4k
Debtors£727£820
Net assets£117.7k£94.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-01
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2024-05-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-03-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-03-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2021-03-15
    HUNTER, Eva Meryl appointed
    secretary
  13. 2021-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CENTRAL DEVA PROPERTIES LTD
  14. 2021-02-08
    WILSON, David Alexander appointed
    director
  15. 2021-02-08
    📄
    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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Alexander Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Cowiesburn House
Pluscarden
Elgin
IV30 8TZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HUNTER, Eva Meryl
secretary · appointed 2021-03-15
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Active
WILSON, David Alexander
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-02-08
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Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06