ZEDBUILD LTD.

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SC062573 · ltd · incorporated 1977-06-17
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£135.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 76). 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 46.2y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 46.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
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
103 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.

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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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £135,617

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£136k
↑ 5.0% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£54k£81k£108k£136kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£135.6k£129.2k
Current assets£37.8k£31.0k
Net assets£135.6k£129.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-26
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  2. 2025-01-15
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  3. 2023-12-05
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  4. 2023-03-24
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  5. 2022-03-16
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  6. 2021-03-22
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  7. 2019-12-18
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  8. 2019-02-25
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  9. 2019-02-25
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  10. 2019-02-25
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    Charge satisfied #3
  11. 2019-02-25
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    Charge satisfied #2
  12. 2019-01-08
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2018-12-06
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  17. 2016-12-19
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  18. 2016-07-19
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  19. 2008-11-01
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    MUSGROVE, Paul resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-11-01
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    MUSGROVE, Paul resigned
    director
  21. 2000-10-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Adam & Company PLC
  22. 2000-08-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Adam & Company PLC
  23. 1996-11-30
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    MUSGROVE, Paul appointed
    secretary
  24. 1996-11-30
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    MUSGROVE, Paul appointed
    director
  25. 1995-09-06
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    HARVEY, Peter James Edward resigned
    secretary
  26. 1995-09-06
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    HARVEY, Peter James Edward resigned
    director
  27. 1987-09-10
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 1980-02-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  29. 1977-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As ZEDBUILD LTD.

Owner dependency

90/100
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 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 49 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Ms Mary Anne Hamilton Pinkerton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/07/2017
Mr Stewart James Mckenna
Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1977-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

East Lodge
Kirknewton
Midlothian
EH27 8EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCKENNA, Stewart James→
director · ~76y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARVEY, Peter James Edward→
secretary · resigned 1995-09-06
Resigned
MUSGROVE, Paul→
secretary · appointed 1996-11-30 · resigned 2008-11-01
Resigned
HARVEY, Peter James Edward→
director · ~81y · resigned 1995-09-06
Resigned
MUSGROVE, Paul→
director · ~68y · appointed 1996-11-30 · resigned 2008-11-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
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Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Adam & Company
Adam & Company PLC
Standard security1 property13/10/200025/02/2019
satisfied
Adam & Company
Adam & Company PLC
Standard security1 property24/08/200025/02/2019
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property25/02/198010/09/1987

Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-02-25