FORT PROPERTY LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC552065 · ltd · incorporated 2016-12-07
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
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£13.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
21 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 9.2y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
21 charges (21/21 with lender, 21/21 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £13,512
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£14k
↑ 363% YoY
Current Assets
£71
↓ 83% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £782.0k | £763.4k |
| Current assets | £71 | £415 |
| Cash | — | £344 |
| Debtors | £71 | £71 |
| Net assets | £13.5k | £-5.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-11🔒Charge registered #21Lender: John O' Donnell
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-11-26🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Redwood Bank Limited
- 2022-11-26🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Redwood Bank Limited
- 2022-11-26🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Redwood Bank Limited
- 2022-09-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-20🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC Registered Number: 947662
- 2022-09-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-09-13🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2022-09-13🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2022-09-13🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2022-09-13🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2022-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-07-01🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2022-07-01🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2022-07-01🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2022-07-01🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2022-07-01🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2022-06-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-20🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-12-24🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2019-12-20🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2017-10-05🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2017-05-23🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2017-04-10🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2017-04-10🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2017-04-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2017-04-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2017-04-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2017-04-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2016-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs FORT PROPERTY LTD
- 2016-12-07➕JEFFREYS, James Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
17 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr James Peter Jeffreys Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 07/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Active · Property · KA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREEPORT SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC087372 · est 1984 | £2.26M £1.92M–£2.60M | — | £2.26M | — | 42y | 83 | 65y |
| ROBB DONALD & CO. LIMITED→ SC109886 · est 1988 | £1.67M £1.42M–£1.92M | — | £1.67M | — | 38y | 83 | 76y |
| DOONBANK INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC089875 · est 1984 | £1.61M £1.37M–£1.85M | — | £1.61M | — | 41y | 83 | 69y |
| BUILDWAYS LIMITED→ SC035627 · est 1960 | £652.9k £555.0k–£750.9k | — | £652.9k | — | 65y | 82 | 72y |
| DAEDALUS PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC222335 · est 2001 | £637.0k £541.5k–£732.6k | — | £637.0k | — | 24y | 82 | 67y |
| DS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC372145 · est 2010 | £234.1k £199.0k–£269.2k | — | £234.1k | — | 16y | 83 | 61y |
| AYRSHIRE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD.→ SC387933 · est 2010 | £203.4k £172.9k–£234.0k | — | £203.4k | — | 15y | 82 | 69y |
| DABART LIMITED→ SC169972 · est 1996 | £198.2k £168.5k–£227.9k | — | £198.2k | — | 29y | 82 | 79y |
| CITY TYRES & EXHAUSTS LIMITED→ SC186944 · est 1998 | £193.0k £164.0k–£221.9k | — | £193.0k | — | 28y | 82 | 80y |
| MCG PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC297086 · est 2006 | £111.8k £95.0k–£128.6k | — | £111.8k | — | 20y | 83 | 71y |
| J G D PROPERTIES LIMITED→ SC254693 · est 2003 | £97.6k £82.9k–£112.2k | — | £97.6k | — | 22y | 82 | 77y |
| CROSSING PROPERTIES LTD.→ SC170722 · est 1996 | £83.5k £71.0k–£96.0k | — | £83.5k | — | 29y | 82 | 78y |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-12-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
45c Burns Statue Square
Ayr
KA7 1SZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
JEFFREYS, James Peter→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
21
Total charges
17
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:21 of 21 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | John O' Donnell / Sapna Sharma / Whitehall Trustees John O' Donnell / Sapna Sharma / Whitehall Trustees Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Redwood Bank Redwood Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/11/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Redwood Bank Redwood Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/11/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Redwood Bank Redwood Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/11/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC Registered Number: 947662 | A registered charge | 4 properties | 20/09/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/07/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/07/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/07/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/07/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/07/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/07/2020 | 13/09/2022 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/12/2019 | 13/09/2022 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/12/2019 | 13/09/2022 | |
| satisfied | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/10/2017 | 13/09/2022 | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 23/05/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/04/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/04/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/04/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/04/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/04/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/04/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (47 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-09-13