HB ENTERPRISES (SCOTLAND) LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC338386 · ltd · incorporated 2008-02-26
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees300300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-02-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-02-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-02-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-02-15
    ➖
    OKON, Emmanuel resigned
    director
  14. 2020-02-15
    ➖
    OMALE, Samuel resigned
    director
  15. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-01-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-01-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2016-01-20
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    BIRJANDI, Mahdi appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-30
    ➕
    OKON, Emmanuel appointed
    director
  21. 2008-09-15
    ➖
    AMUSAN, Olujide Adewuyi resigned
    director
  22. 2008-08-20
    ➖
    OGBUMMOR, Victor resigned
    director
  23. 2008-08-01
    ➕
    OMALE, Samuel appointed
    director
  24. 2008-06-17
    ➖
    BIRJANDI, Mahdi resigned
    director
  25. 2008-06-01
    ➕
    OGBUMMOR, Victor appointed
    director
  26. 2008-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As HB ENTERPRISES (SCOTLAND) LTD.
  27. 2008-02-26
    ➕
    BIRJANDI, Mahdi appointed
    secretary
  28. 2008-02-26
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2008-02-26
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2008-02-26
    ➕
    AMUSAN, Olujide Adewuyi appointed
    director
  31. 2008-02-26
    ➕
    BIRJANDI, Mahdi appointed
    director
  32. 2008-02-26
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  33. 2008-02-26
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mr Mahdi Birjandi
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management

Registered office

11 Macaulay Grange
Aberdeen
AB15 8FF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BIRJANDI, Mahdi→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BIRJANDI, Mahdi→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-26 · resigned 2008-02-26
Resigned
AMUSAN, Olujide Adewuyi→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-02-26 · resigned 2008-09-15
Resigned
BIRJANDI, Mahdi→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-02-26 · resigned 2008-06-17
Resigned
OGBUMMOR, Victor→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-06-01 · resigned 2008-08-20
Resigned
OKON, Emmanuel→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2020-02-15
Resigned
OMALE, Samuel→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-08-01 · resigned 2020-02-15
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-02-26 · resigned 2008-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-02