QPB DEVELOPMENTS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC659898 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-24

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£-15.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate

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. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

12 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £15,192

Cash YoY

+886%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£22k

↑ 886% YoY

Net Worth

-£15k

↑ 58% YoY

Current Assets

£1.6m

↑ 23% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£1.58M	£1.32M
Current assets	£1.64M	£1.33M
Cash	£21.8k	£2.2k
Debtors	£2.5k	£846
Net assets	£-15.2k	£-36.4k

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

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand

2025-08-05
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2024-10-18
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accounts · AA
2023-11-09
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accounts · AA
2022-06-03
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2021-06-03
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2020-04-24
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Company incorporated
As QPB DEVELOPMENTS LTD
2020-04-24
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RUSSELL, Jacqueline appointed
secretary
2020-04-24
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RUSSELL, Jacqueline appointed
director
2020-04-24
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RUSSELL, John appointed
director
2020-04-24
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RUSSELL, Martin appointed
director
2020-04-24
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RUSSELL, Shaun appointed
director
2020-04-24
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Jacqueline Russell Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	24/04/2020
Mr John Russell Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	24/04/2020

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

Incorporated2020-04-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

21 Calderwood Road Newlands

Glasgow

G43 2RP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-07

Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

RUSSELL, Jacqueline→

secretary · appointed 2020-04-24

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RUSSELL, Jacqueline→

director · ~62y · appointed 2020-04-24

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RUSSELL, John→

director · ~62y · appointed 2020-04-24

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RUSSELL, Martin→

director · ~40y · appointed 2020-04-24

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Active

RUSSELL, Shaun→

director · ~36y · appointed 2020-04-24

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