ELWYND PROPERTIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09912916 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-11
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees1100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-05-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-05-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-12-11
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    Company incorporated
    As ELWYND PROPERTIES LIMITED
  16. 2015-12-11
    JONES, David Terence appointed
    director
  17. 2015-12-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-24

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Terence Jones
Individual · Welsh · DOB 09/1949 · age 77
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
Incorporated2015-12-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Thorne & Co Upper Ground Floor
Overross House
Ross-On-Wye
HR9 7US
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-24OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JONES, David Terence
director · ~77y · appointed 2015-12-11
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Recent filings (24 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-15
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31