CE-D PROPERTY INVESTMENT LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC276720 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-01
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
£119.7k
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
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £119,715
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£120k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£48k£72k£96k£120kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£6.7k£7.6k
Net assets£119.7k£82.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-07-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-07-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-07-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-07-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-20
    ➖
    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2021-12-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2021-12-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-01-12
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  16. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-09-02
    ➕
    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-09-02
    ➖
    PAULL & WILLIAMSONS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-12-16
    ➕
    EVANS-SHEPHERD, Chelsee appointed
    director
  22. 2004-12-16
    ➖
    P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-12-16
    ➕
    PAULL & WILLIAMSONS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2004-12-16
    ➖
    P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As CE-D PROPERTY INVESTMENT LTD.
  26. 2004-12-01
    ➕
    P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-12-01
    ➕
    P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Chelsee Evans-Shepherd
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2004-12-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

40 Harlaw Road
Aberdeen
AB15 4YY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

EVANS-SHEPHERD, Chelsee→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-12-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-02 · resigned 2021-12-20
Resigned
P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2004-12-16
Resigned
PAULL & WILLIAMSONS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-12-16 · resigned 2008-09-02
Resigned
P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-12-01 · resigned 2004-12-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-12-20