PROPIFI LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC579578 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-23
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£115.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32409
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47650SIC 47650
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £115,868
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,524 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
£116k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Assets
£179k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£40k£80k£119k£159k£199kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£115.9k£125.4k
Current assets£178.9k£199.1k
Cash£4.3k
Debtors£54.4k
Net assets£115.9k£125.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-04-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-04-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2020-04-10
    KERR, Joshua Marcus resigned
    director
  10. 2019-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PROPIFI LIMITED
  12. 2017-10-23
    KERR, Nicholas David appointed
    director
  13. 2017-10-23
    KERR, Joshua Marcus appointed
    director
  14. 2017-10-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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 Nicholas David Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35
2550%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest23/10/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Joshua Marcus Kerrceased 10/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2017-10-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32409 — SIC 32409

Registered office

4 Golf Course Road
Skelmorlie
PA17 5BH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KERR, Nicholas David
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-10-23
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Active
KERR, Joshua Marcus
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-10-23 · resigned 2020-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-04-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-03