STRAND PROPERTY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC591525 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-15
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
£-8.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 79). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,540
Cash YoY
+679%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£14k
↑ 679% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-8.5k | £-16.8k |
| Current assets | — | £1.8k |
| Cash | £13.7k | £1.8k |
| Net assets | £-8.5k | £-16.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs STRAND PROPERTY LIMITED
- 2018-03-15➕KELLY, Patrick Joseph appointeddirector
- 2018-03-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Damian Kelly Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/12/2025 |
Ms Hannah Anne Kelly Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/08/2018 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Nicholas Kellyceased 04/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Patrick Joseph Kellyceased 01/08/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Property · G postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR PROPERTIES AND INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC867772 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SSMCG LTD→ SC823523 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ST ANDREWS ESTATES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC271716 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| STAG PROPERTIES LTD.→ SC232325 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| STAR MANAGEMENT LTD→ SC725606 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| STATION HOUSE GLASGOW LTD→ SC210000 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
| STEYNE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LTD→ SC705959 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| STG HOMES LTD→ SC796496 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| STIRLING PROPERTY SURVEY LTD→ SC847779 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STORAGE WARZ LIMITED→ SC866171 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| STOW BRAE PROPERTIES LTD→ SC798498 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| STRATAR DEVELOPMENTS LTD→ SC535844 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
Radleigh House
1 Golf Road
Clarkston
G76 7HU
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
KELLY, Patrick Joseph→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2018-03-15
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Recent filings (22 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-22