MALIK PROPERTIES LTD

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SC255935 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-16
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£277.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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
Property-backed borrower with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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Refinance opportunity

20 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 21.6y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · 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.

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
20 charges (20/20 with lender, 20/20 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
85 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
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £277,383

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
Net Worth
£277k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£55k£111k£166k£222k£277kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£487.8k£442.0k
Current assets£11.6k£13.7k
Cash£7.0k—
Debtors£4.6k—
Net assets£277.4k£230.3k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (52 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-24
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  2. 2025-10-22
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  3. 2025-10-22
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  4. 2024-11-25
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  5. 2023-10-13
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  6. 2022-11-14
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  7. 2021-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2020-11-04
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  9. 2020-01-08
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  10. 2020-01-08
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    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2020-01-08
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  12. 2020-01-08
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    Charge satisfied #13
  13. 2020-01-08
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    Charge satisfied #12
  14. 2020-01-08
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    Charge satisfied #11
  15. 2019-10-15
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  16. 2018-11-26
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  17. 2017-11-23
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  18. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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  19. 2015-01-30
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    Charge registered #20
    Lender: Khalil Malik
  20. 2015-01-30
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    Charge registered #19
    Lender: Khalil Malik
  21. 2014-05-06
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    Charge satisfied #6
  22. 2014-02-24
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    Charge registered #18
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2014-02-24
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    Charge registered #17
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2014-02-24
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    Charge registered #16
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2014-02-24
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2014-02-24
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2014-02-12
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  28. 2014-02-12
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  29. 2014-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #10
  30. 2014-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #8
  31. 2014-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #3
  32. 2014-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  33. 2014-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  34. 2014-02-05
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
  35. 2013-04-05
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    MALIK, Shagufta resigned
    secretary
  36. 2005-10-31
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  37. 2005-10-26
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  38. 2005-10-26
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  39. 2005-10-26
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  40. 2004-10-07
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  41. 2004-10-04
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  42. 2004-10-04
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  43. 2004-10-04
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  44. 2004-10-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  45. 2004-10-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  46. 2003-09-22
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    MALIK, Khalil Ur Rehman appointed
    director
  47. 2003-09-22
    ➕
    MALIK, Shagufta appointed
    secretary
  48. 2003-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As MALIK PROPERTIES LTD
  49. 2003-09-16
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  50. 2003-09-16
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
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Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MALIK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

11 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shagufta Malik
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence11/10/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Khalil Ur Rehman Malikceased 11/10/2025· significant influence

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
Incorporated2003-09-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

59 James Street
Glasgow
G40 1BZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MALIK, Khalil Ur Rehman→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALIK, Shagufta→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-22 · resigned 2013-04-05
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-09-16 · resigned 2003-09-16
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-09-16 · resigned 2003-09-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

20
Total charges
11
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:20 of 20 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Khalil Malik
A registered charge1 property30/01/2015—
outstanding
Khalil Malik
A registered charge1 property30/01/2015—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/02/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/02/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/02/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/02/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property24/02/2014—
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/02/201408/01/2020
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property12/02/201408/01/2020
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property05/02/201408/01/2020
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property31/10/200512/02/2014
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security2 properties26/10/2005—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property26/10/200512/02/2014
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security2 properties26/10/2005—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property07/10/200406/05/2014
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property04/10/2004—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property04/10/2004—
satisfied
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Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property04/10/200412/02/2014
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property04/10/200412/02/2014
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property04/10/200412/02/2014
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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21