LJ CLIFFORD PROPERTIES LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC648758 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-03
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residents property management
Sector: Activities of households
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
19 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
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,647
Net assets shrinking
Down £346 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 1033% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £843 | £97 |
| Current assets | £1.1k | £97 |
| Net assets | £1.6k | £2.0k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20➕CLIFFORD, Jason William James appointeddirector
- 2019-12-20➖CLIFFORD, Jason resigneddirector
- 2019-12-20➖GONNELLA, John resigneddirector
- 2019-12-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-12-12➕CLIFFORD, Jason appointeddirector
- 2019-12-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-03🏢Company incorporatedAs LJ CLIFFORD PROPERTIES LTD
- 2019-12-03➕CLIFFORD, Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2019-12-03➕GONNELLA, John appointeddirector
- 2019-12-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
89/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CLIFFORD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lawrence Clifford Individual · British · DOB 09/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 03/12/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- John Gonnellaceased 12/12/2019· 50-75% shares
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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-12-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC98000 — Residents property management
Registered office
Beechcroft
Blackhill Rd
Forth
South Lanarkshire
ML11 8ET
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
CLIFFORD, Jason William James→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2019-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLIFFORD, Lawrence→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-12-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLIFFORD, Jason→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-12-12 · resigned 2019-12-20
GONNELLA, John→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2019-12-03 · resigned 2019-12-20
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Recent filings (19 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-12-20