SGJ PROPERTY & TRAVEL ASSOCIATES LIMITED

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SC371565 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£12
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79909Other reservation service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
44 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
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £12

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£12
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2£5£7£10£12Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£12—
Net assets£12—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-16
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  3. 2025-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-28
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    MALLON, Stephen resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-04-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-04-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  12. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-04-17
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    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2020-04-07
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    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-09-01
    ➖
    BENOIT, George resigned
    director
  19. 2010-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SGJ PROPERTY & TRAVEL ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  20. 2010-01-21
    ➕
    SHEFFIELD, James appointed
    director
  21. 2010-01-21
    ➕
    BENOIT, George appointed
    director
  22. 2010-01-21
    ➕
    MALLON, Stephen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 James Sheffield
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen Mallonceased 01/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2010-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

4 4 Pollock Morris Drive
Gatehead
Crosshouse
Ayrshire
KA2 0EJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SHEFFIELD, James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BENOIT, George→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2010-09-01
Resigned
MALLON, Stephen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2010-01-21 · resigned 2025-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-04-19
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-04-19