A D & P PROPERTIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06048564 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-11

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 2026

Net worth

£212.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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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: property-backed borrower with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.0y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 19.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £212,353

Cash draining

Cash down 67% YoY

Cash YoY

-67%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1k

↓ 67% YoY

Net Worth

£212k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£2k

↓ 55% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Total assets	£212.4k	£211.1k
Current assets	£2.3k	£5.1k
Cash	£1.4k	£4.3k
Debtors	£904	£832
Net assets	£212.4k	£211.1k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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accounts · AA
2025-06-11
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accounts · AA
2024-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-10-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2017-01-17
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address · AD01
2016-10-12
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accounts · AA
2016-01-12
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annual-return · AR01
2011-11-30
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MCNELIS, Jackie resigned
secretary
2011-11-30
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MCNELIS, Anne Bridget resigned
director
2011-11-30
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MCNELIS, Paul resigned
director
2008-07-01
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MCNELIS, Deirdre resigned
secretary
2008-07-01
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MCNELIS, Jackie appointed
secretary
2007-07-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Capital Home Loans Limited
2007-01-11
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Company incorporated
As A D & P PROPERTIES LIMITED
2007-01-11
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MCNELIS, Deirdre appointed
director
2007-01-11
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MCNELIS, Deirdre appointed
secretary
2007-01-11
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MCNELIS, Anne Bridget appointed
director
2007-01-11
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MCNELIS, Paul appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Deirdre Mcnelis Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-01-11

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Brookhouse Farm

Nethertown

Rugeley

WS15 3QH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-07

Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCNELIS, Deirdre→

director · ~58y · appointed 2007-01-11

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Active

MCNELIS, Deirdre→

secretary · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2008-07-01

Resigned

MCNELIS, Jackie→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2011-11-30

Resigned

MCNELIS, Anne Bridget→

director · ~85y · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2011-11-30

Resigned

MCNELIS, Paul→

director · ~54y · appointed 2007-01-11 · resigned 2011-11-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Capital Home Loans Capital Home Loans Limited	Deed of charge	1 property	16/07/2007	—

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