127 UNION GROVE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC745399 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-26
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
10 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
71/100Strong
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
85
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 £2

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-01-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-01-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-01-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-04-14
    FRIED, Martin appointed
    director
  8. 2023-04-14
    CHARLTON, John resigned
    director
  9. 2022-09-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 127 UNION GROVE LTD
  10. 2022-09-26
    CHARLTON, John appointed
    director
  11. 2022-09-26
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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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Fried
Individual · British · DOB 04/1981 · age 45
75100%
75-100% shares14/04/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Charltonceased 14/04/2023· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

127 Union Grove
Aberdeen
AB10 6SN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FRIED, Martin
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-04-14
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Active
CHARLTON, John
director · ~74y · appointed 2022-09-26 · resigned 2023-04-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-26