ZANDER PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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SC307453 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-24
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£15.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -66% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
63 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.

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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 £15,153
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,612 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 66% YoY
Cash YoY
-66%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£782
↓ 66% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 19% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£4k£8k£11k£15k£19kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£15.2k£18.8k
Cash£782£2.3k
Net assets£15.2k£18.8k

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

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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-14
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  2. 2024-05-23
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  3. 2023-08-02
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  4. 2022-08-23
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  5. 2022-05-24
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  6. 2021-08-26
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  7. 2021-05-26
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  8. 2020-05-26
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  9. 2019-05-29
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  10. 2019-05-29
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  11. 2019-05-22
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    RORRISON, Carole resigned
    director
  12. 2019-03-13
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2018-09-01
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    RORRISON, Carole appointed
    director
  14. 2018-05-31
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  15. 2017-05-09
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  16. 2016-08-10
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    address · AD01
  17. 2016-05-27
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  18. 2015-03-03
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    CANNON, Philip resigned
    director
  19. 2014-01-01
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    GRANT, Laura Marie appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-01-01
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    GRANT, James Alexander resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-04-01
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    GRANT, James Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2009-04-01
    ➖
    GRANT, John Alan resigned
    director
  23. 2008-01-09
    ➕
    GRANT, James Alexander appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-01-09
    ➖
    GRANT, John Alan resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-01-09
    ➕
    CANNON, Philip appointed
    director
  26. 2008-01-09
    ➖
    GRANT, James Alexander resigned
    director
  27. 2008-01-09
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    GRANT, John Alan appointed
    director
  28. 2006-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As ZANDER PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  29. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    GRANT, John Alan appointed
    secretary
  30. 2006-08-24
    ➕
    GRANT, James Alexander appointed
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander James Grant
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2006-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

13-15 Morningside Drive
Edinburgh
EH10 5LZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-07
Last: 2025-08-24

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

GRANT, Laura Marie→
secretary · appointed 2014-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, James Alexander→
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, James Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-09 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned
GRANT, John Alan→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-24 · resigned 2008-01-09
Resigned
CANNON, Philip→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-01-09 · resigned 2015-03-03
Resigned
GRANT, James Alexander→
director · ~49y · appointed 2006-08-24 · resigned 2008-01-09
Resigned
GRANT, John Alan→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-01-09 · resigned 2009-04-01
Resigned
RORRISON, Carole→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-09-01 · resigned 2019-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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2025-09-17
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2025-08-14
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2024-09-09
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2024-05-23
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2023-09-06
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2023-08-02
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2022-09-01
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2022-08-23
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accounts · AA01
2022-05-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
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accounts · AA
2021-08-26
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accounts · AA01
2021-05-26
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2020-09-03
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accounts · AA
2020-05-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-30