E & J PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT LTD

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SC719799 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-14
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
£85.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 0.7y

0/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £85,022

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£85k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Assets
£987
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£17k£34k£51k£68k£85kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£111.5k£81.5k
Current assets£987£987
Net assets£85.0k£81.5k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-10-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2025-09-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
  5. 2025-09-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Together Commercial Financial Limited
  6. 2025-03-07
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-03-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As E & J PROPERTIES DEVELOPMENT LTD
  12. 2022-01-14
    ASADUZZAMAN, Md appointed
    director
  13. 2022-01-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-03-07: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Md Asaduzzaman
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting14/01/2022

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
Incorporated2022-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

25 Farburn Terrace
Dyce
Aberdeen
AB21 7DR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ASADUZZAMAN, Md
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-01-14
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge25/09/2025
outstanding
Together Money
Together Commercial Financial Limited
A registered charge2 properties25/09/2025
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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-01-14