2DP PROPERTIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05507043 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-13
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£78.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £78,051
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£78k
Current Assets
£14k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £78.1k |
| Current assets | £14.1k |
| Net assets | £78.1k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-10-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-11-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-15➖DESAI, Kishore resignedsecretary
- 2020-09-15➖DESAI, Kishore resigneddirector
- 2020-09-15➖PARMAR, Sunil resigneddirector
- 2020-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-08-02📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2006-06-20➕DESAI, Kishore appointedsecretary
- 2006-06-20➖DOWELL, Nina resignedsecretary
- 2006-06-20➖DOWELL, Nina resigneddirector
- 2005-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 2DP PROPERTIES LIMITED
- 2005-07-13➕PATEL, Sandhya appointeddirector
- 2005-07-13➕DOWELL, Nina appointedsecretary
- 2005-07-13➕DESAI, Kishore appointeddirector
- 2005-07-13➕DOWELL, Nina appointeddirector
- 2005-07-13➕PARMAR, Sunil appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sandhya Prakash Patel Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 13/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
334 - 336 Goswell Road
London
EC1V 7RP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
PATEL, Sandhya→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2005-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DESAI, Kishore→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-06-20 · resigned 2020-09-15
DOWELL, Nina→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-07-13 · resigned 2006-06-20
DESAI, Kishore→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2005-07-13 · resigned 2020-09-15
DOWELL, Nina→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-07-13 · resigned 2006-06-20
PARMAR, Sunil→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2005-07-13 · resigned 2020-09-15
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Recent filings (60 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-11-02