HU PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

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SC554455 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-12
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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. 3 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

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 7.8y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100100

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-04-07
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
  9. 2022-03-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2022-03-09
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
  11. 2021-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-11-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2019-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-15
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Charter Court Financial Services Limited
  16. 2018-11-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2018-11-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2018-09-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2018-09-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2018-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As HU PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  22. 2017-01-12
    HU, Jia appointed
    director
  23. 2017-01-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jia Hu
Individual · Chinese · DOB 10/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/01/2017

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
Incorporated2017-01-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

32 Mayfield Grove
Dundee
DD4 7GZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HU, Jia
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-01-12
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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
LendInvest
Lendinvest Btl Limited
A registered charge1 property07/04/2022
outstanding
LendInvest
Lendinvest Btl Limited
A registered charge1 property09/03/2022
outstanding
Precise Mortgages
Charter Court Financial Services Limited
A registered charge1 property15/10/2019
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property09/11/2018
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge11/09/2018
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-26