FREEDOM REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC559517 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-06
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-14.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 8.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 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
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,284
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£14k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£133k
↑ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-6.3k | £-24.7k |
| Current assets | £132.9k | £122.9k |
| Cash | — | £5.8k |
| Debtors | — | £117.1k |
| Net assets | £-14.3k | £-40.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-08-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2021-12-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-09-29📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-09-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-06-18📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-06-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-05-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-02-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-08-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-05-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs FREEDOM REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2017-03-06➕PENG, Jing 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 9 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jing Peng Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/03/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| DIDIM ALTINKUM LTD→ SC830060 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| FALCONZ LTD→ SC813088 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FOOD PALACE DUNDEE LTD→ SC788787 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FOUR QUEEN STREET LIMITED→ SC858221 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| GETAWAY VANS LTD→ SC672721 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation
Registered office
101 Broughty Ferry Road
Dundee
DD4 6JE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Active
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/02/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/08/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 31/05/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07