A. Q. PROPERTIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
NI021010 · ltd · incorporated 1987-10-28
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
£32.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 19 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
30 live charges · 13 lenders · oldest 38.0y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 13 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
30 charges (30/30 with lender, 30/30 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
179 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
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 →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £32,398
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£32k
↑ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£105k
↑ 8.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £104.3k | £95.4k |
| Current assets | £105.0k | £96.5k |
| Net assets | £32.4k | £19.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (86 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-20📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-01-22🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2017-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #28
- 2017-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #27
- 2017-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2017-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2017-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2017-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2017-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2017-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2017-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2017-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2017-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #30
- 2016-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #29
- 2016-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2016-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2016-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2016-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2016-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2016-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2016-01-25🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2015-08-20🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2015-08-20🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2015-08-20🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2011-06-16➖CREIGHTON, Glennlynn resigneddirector
- 2010-09-28🔒Charge registered #30Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2010-09-28🔒Charge registered #29Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 2005-12-02🔒Charge registered #28Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 2005-12-02🔒Charge registered #27Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 2004-05-28🔒Charge registered #26Lender: 65-68 St Stephens
- 2002-12-04🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Anglo Irish Bank
- 2002-06-21🔒Charge registered #24Lender: Dublin 2
- 2002-06-21🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Of Ireland
Showing most recent 50 of 86 events
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 38 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 38 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Haxelhaw Properties Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Haxelhaw Properties Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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A. Q. PROPERTIES LIMITED
This company · NI021010
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Haxelhaw Properties Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A & P WATSON LIMITED→ NI623923 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| AMS PROPERTIES (N.I.) LTD→ NI636329 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ANEWHOUSE LTD→ NI735473 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANTRIM COUNTY LAND, BUILDING, AND INVESTMENT COMPANY, LIMITED→ R0000037 · est 1878 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 148y | — | — |
| APC ESTATES LIMITED→ NI639993 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| APCM HOLDINGS LTD→ NI691644 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| APEX PROPERTY AGENCY LTD→ NI065010 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| APEX PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ NI696289 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| APM1992 LTD→ NI682898 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| APMC GROUP LTD→ NI711510 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ARCATH PROPERTIES LTD→ NI060678 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ARCHDALE DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ NI692293 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1987-10-28
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
11th Floor, East Tower
Lanyon Place
Belfast
BT1 3LP
Northern Ireland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
CREIGHTON, David Andrew→
Activesecretary · appointed 1987-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CREIGHTON, David Andrew→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1987-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON, Kevin Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~111y · appointed 1987-10-28 · resigned 1997-06-29
CREIGHTON, Glennlynn→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1998-06-16 · resigned 2011-06-16
WARD, Leo→
Resigneddirector · ~107y · appointed 1987-10-28 · resigned 1997-06-29
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Mortgages & charges
30
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:30 of 30 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Deed of assignment of rent | 1 property | 28/09/2010 | 25/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Mortgage | 1 property | 28/09/2010 | 25/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 02/12/2005 | 18/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | Deed of assignment | 2 properties | 02/12/2005 | 18/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group 65-68 St Stephens / Bank of Scotland | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 28/05/2004 | 25/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | Anglo Irish Bank / Dublin & Belfast | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 04/12/2002 | 25/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | Dublin 2 / Of Ireland / Governor And | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 21/06/2002 | 25/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | Of Ireland / Dublin 2 / Governor And | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 21/06/2002 | 20/08/2015 | |
| satisfied | The Governor And / Bank of Ireland / Dublin | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 21/06/2002 | 22/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 15/11/2001 | 18/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 25/05/2001 | 20/08/2015 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited / East | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 30/01/2001 | 25/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 02/10/2000 | 25/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | East / Lombard & Ulster East / Lombard & Ulster LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 30/06/1999 | 20/08/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 26/09/1991 | 18/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 26/09/1991 | 18/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Crumlin Picture | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 23/09/1991 | 02/10/1996 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 07/08/1991 | 25/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 10/07/1991 | 11/11/1991 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 16/01/1991 | 25/01/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 12/11/1990 | 18/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 12/11/1990 | 18/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 24/05/1990 | 25/07/1991 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 11/05/1990 | 25/07/1991 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 04/04/1990 | 18/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 10/01/1990 | 18/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 01/05/1989 | 23/01/1990 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 13/06/1988 | 18/09/2017 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 14/04/1988 | 26/07/1991 | |
| satisfied | Lombard & Ulster | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 14/04/1988 | 18/09/2017 |
Recent filings (179 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-10