ABOUT PROPERTIES LTD

🚨Distressedactive
11617479 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-11
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2023
Net worth
£-2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 98000Residents property management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £2,410
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,773 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 764% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£2k-£2k-£704£150£1k£2kOct 2022Oct 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2023-10-292022-10-29
Total assets£-2.4k£363
Current assets£1.1k£1.9k
Net assets£-2.4k£363

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-09-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2024-10-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-04-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-04-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-11-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2020-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-12-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2018-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-10-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABOUT PROPERTIES LTD
  18. 2018-10-11
    AMAIWE, Austin appointed
    director
  19. 2018-10-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-07-29

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Austin Amaiwe
Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

86-90 Paul Street Paul Street
London
EC2A 4NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-07-29OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-10-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AMAIWE, Austin
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-10-11
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-07-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-10-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-30