ZIYDIN PROPERTIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC653174 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-31
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
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 66/100 (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. 4 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

14 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 4.8y

5/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · 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
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
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
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£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 employees1100

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.

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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 (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2025-11-10
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Watershed (Scotland) Limited
  3. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-09-05
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: Cumberland Building Society
  6. 2025-04-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2025-04-15
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Watershed (Scotland) Limited
  8. 2025-01-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2025-01-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2025-01-06
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2024-12-30
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  12. 2024-12-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2024-12-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  14. 2024-12-23
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Watershed (Scotland) Limited
  15. 2024-12-16
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Cumberland Building Society
  16. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2024-08-02
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2024-08-02
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    Charge satisfied #6
  19. 2024-07-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  20. 2024-07-24
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    Charge satisfied #7
  21. 2024-02-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2024-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2024-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2023-12-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2023-12-05
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  26. 2023-11-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  27. 2023-11-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  28. 2023-11-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  29. 2023-11-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  30. 2023-11-15
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    Charge satisfied #5
  31. 2023-11-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 2023-10-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  33. 2023-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  34. 2023-06-20
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Hope Capital 2 Limited
  35. 2023-06-15
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Hope Capital 2 Limited
  36. 2022-12-01
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    Charge satisfied #4
  37. 2022-12-01
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    Charge satisfied #3
  38. 2022-12-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  39. 2022-06-28
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Watershed (Scotland) Limited
  40. 2022-04-11
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Watershed (Scotland) Limited
  41. 2021-10-08
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Watershed (Scotland) Limited
  42. 2021-08-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Watershed (Scotland) Limited
  43. 2021-08-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Watershed (Scotland) Limited
  44. 2020-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ZIYDIN PROPERTIES LTD
  45. 2020-01-31
    ➕
    YOUNAS, Asma appointed
    director

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 6 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 med · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

7 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
Ms Asma Younas
Individual · British · DOB 01/1989 · age 37
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/01/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-01-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

5 South Gyle Crescent Lane
Edinburgh
EH12 9EG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

YOUNAS, Asma→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-01-31
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Mortgages & charges

14
Total charges
7
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Watershed (Scotland)
Watershed (Scotland) Limited
A registered charge1 property10/11/2025—
outstanding
Cumberland Building Society
A registered charge—05/09/2025—
outstanding
Watershed (Scotland)
Watershed (Scotland) Limited
A registered charge—15/04/2025—
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property30/12/2024—
outstanding
Watershed (Scotland)
Watershed (Scotland) Limited
A registered charge1 property23/12/2024—
outstanding
Cumberland Building Society
A registered charge1 property16/12/2024—
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property05/12/2023—
satisfied
Hope Capital 2
Hope Capital 2 Limited
A registered charge1 property20/06/202324/07/2024
satisfied
Hope Capital 2
Hope Capital 2 Limited
A registered charge—15/06/202302/08/2024
satisfied
Watershed (Scotland)
Watershed (Scotland) Limited
A registered charge1 property28/06/202215/11/2023
satisfied
Watershed (Scotland)
Watershed (Scotland) Limited
A registered charge1 property11/04/202201/12/2022
satisfied
Watershed (Scotland)
Watershed (Scotland) Limited
A registered charge1 property08/10/202101/12/2022
satisfied
Watershed (Scotland)
Watershed (Scotland) Limited
A registered charge1 property30/08/202101/12/2022
satisfied
Watershed (Scotland)
Watershed (Scotland) Limited
A registered charge—03/08/202115/11/2023
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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15