LUDENHILL INVESTMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC663206 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£821
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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 78/100 (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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £821
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£821
~ YoY
Net Worth
£821
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£164£328£493£657£821Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£300.8k£300.8k
Cash£821£821
Net assets£821£821

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2021-02-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Infinergy Limited
  8. 2020-08-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2020-06-05
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    Company incorporated
    As LUDENHILL INVESTMENTS LTD
  10. 2020-06-05
    BRECK, Adrian appointed
    director
  11. 2020-06-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Breck
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
board controlboard control05/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Stoneymilders
Swannay
Orkney
KW17 2NR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRECK, Adrian
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-06-05
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Infinergy
Infinergy Limited
A registered charge1 property01/02/2021
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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-08-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-06-05