PRUDENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SCOTLAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC431533 · ltd · incorporated 2012-08-30

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£87.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £87,623

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£88k

↑ 274% YoY

Current Assets

£120k

↑ 1805% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£87.6k	£23.4k	£48.6k
Current assets	£120.4k	£6.3k	£31.6k
Net assets	£87.6k	£23.4k	£48.6k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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2025-05-30
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2024-05-30
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accounts · AA
2023-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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accounts · AA
2021-05-25
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accounts · AA
2020-06-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-14
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-06-14
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address · AD01
2020-05-13
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accounts · AA
2020-05-12
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-22
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-05-22
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2018-05-30
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2017-05-19
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accounts · AA
2013-05-09
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BUXTON, Therese Mary resigned
secretary
2012-08-30
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Company incorporated
As PRUDENT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SCOTLAND LIMITED
2012-08-30
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BUXTON, Michael Thomas appointed
director
2012-08-30
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BUXTON, Therese Mary appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Thomas Buxton Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	30/08/2016

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

Incorporated2012-08-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

19 Stoneyflatts Park

South Queensferry

EH30 9YL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-22OVERDUE

Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BUXTON, Michael Thomas→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-08-30

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Active

BUXTON, Therese Mary→

secretary · appointed 2012-08-30 · resigned 2013-05-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-05-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-06-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-05-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2020-06-14

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2020-06-14

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-06-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-05-13