WOODCROFT PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC653375 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-03

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

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

Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.2y

10/100

under pressure

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

· Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

13 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand

2026-03-03
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mortgage · MR01
2026-03-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
2025-11-19
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accounts · AA
2025-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-03
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Company incorporated
As WOODCROFT PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD
2020-02-03
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COWIE, Craig Neil appointed
director
2020-02-03
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incorporation · NEWINC

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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Craig Neil Cowie Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1987 · age 39	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	03/02/2020

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

Incorporated2020-02-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

24 Woodcroft Avenue

Bridge Of Don

Aberdeen

AB22 8WY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-16

Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COWIE, Craig Neil→

director · ~39y · appointed 2020-02-03

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Paratus Amc Paratus Amc Limited	A registered charge	1 property	03/03/2026	—

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Recent filings (13 total)

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mortgage · MR01

2026-03-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-17