JUDE PROPERTY SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
08477032 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-181.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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, 2 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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £181,486

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£181k
↓ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£181k-£145k-£108k-£71k-£34k£3kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-181.5k£-166.8k
Current assets£1.9k£2.6k
Net assets£-181.5k£-166.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-10
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    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  3. 2025-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2019-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-14
    AMERSHAM CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2018-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-11-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As JUDE PROPERTY SERVICES LTD
  18. 2013-04-08
    HETTIARATCHY, Ajith Jude appointed
    director
  19. 2013-04-08
    AMERSHAM CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

83/100
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 64 — 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
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ajith Jude Hettiaratchy
Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

24 Wantage Road
Reading
RG30 2SE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HETTIARATCHY, Ajith Jude
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-04-08
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Active
AMERSHAM CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2018-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2019-12-20