CASA ESTATE AGENTS (SCOTLAND) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC677785 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-16
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 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
71/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,357
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,803 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 81% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£2.4k£12.2k
Current assets£4.1k£17.5k
Net assets£2.4k£12.2k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-10-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-23
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  5. 2024-10-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2024-10-01
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-07-31
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    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-11-21
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2023-10-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-10-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2023-10-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2023-07-27
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  13. 2022-10-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2022-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-07-14
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  16. 2022-06-29
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    address · AD01
  17. 2020-10-22
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    address · AD01
  18. 2020-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CASA ESTATE AGENTS (SCOTLAND) LTD
  19. 2020-10-16
    KINGHAM, Paul Nicholas appointed
    secretary
  20. 2020-10-16
    HENAGHEN, Emily Catherine appointed
    director
  21. 2020-10-16
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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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Emily Catherine Henaghen
Individual · British · DOB 06/1999 · age 27
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/10/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Kingsmith Holding Ltdceased 27/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

9 Glasgow Road
Paisley
PA1 3QS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KINGHAM, Paul Nicholas
secretary · appointed 2020-10-16
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Active
HENAGHEN, Emily Catherine
director · ~27y · appointed 2020-10-16
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Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-07-31
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-27
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27