285 PROPERTIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
14099472 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-11
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees0100

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 285 PROPERTIES LTD
  5. 2022-05-11
    RUDD, Iain appointed
    director
  6. 2022-05-11
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-05-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sarah Aspin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/05/2022
Mr Iain Rudd
Individual · British · DOB 03/1982 · age 44
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/05/2022

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
Incorporated2022-05-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

47 Butt Road
Colchester
Essex
CO3 3BZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-06
Last: 2026-04-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RUDD, Iain
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-05-11
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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-11