1894 PROPERTIES LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.4y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £128.7k | £128.8k |
| Current assets | £1.5k | £757 |
| Net assets | £674 | £742 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-12-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2021-06-02🏢Company incorporatedAs 1894 PROPERTIES LTD
- 2021-06-02➕WOOD, Matthew appointeddirector
- 2021-06-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Matthew Wood Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/06/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/12/2021 | — |