GETTY PROPERTIES LTD

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SC663895 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-11
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
£31.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 0.8y

0/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 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
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £31,844
Cash YoY
+667%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↑ 667% YoY
Net Worth
£32k
↑ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 141% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£6k£13k£19k£25k£32kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£35.4k£34.6k
Current assets£2.8k£1.2k
Cash£1.5k£193
Debtors£1.3k£969
Net assets£31.8k£31.5k

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

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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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-09
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-12-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lendinvest Btl Limited
  4. 2025-08-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2025-08-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  6. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As GETTY PROPERTIES LTD
  11. 2020-06-11
    ➕
    GETTY, Gary John appointed
    director
  12. 2020-06-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GETTY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary John Getty
Individual · British,Scottish · DOB 11/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/06/2020

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
Incorporated2020-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

5 Claypotts Terrace
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1LD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-13
Last: 2025-07-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GETTY, Gary John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-06-11
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
LendInvest
Lendinvest Btl Limited
A registered charge1 property05/12/2025—
outstanding
Mortgage Works (UK)
Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property07/08/2025—
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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-06-11