HESHAM EL-SHAFEI LTD.

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SC706529 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-12
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.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
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
Property-backed borrower. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 52/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

12 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 4.1y

5/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~4.1 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-03-10
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  3. 2026-01-06
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2026-01-06
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    Charge satisfied #6
  5. 2025-10-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2025-09-30
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  7. 2025-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2024-10-24
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  10. 2024-10-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2024-10-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2024-10-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2024-10-14
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  14. 2024-10-14
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  15. 2024-10-14
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  16. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-12-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2023-12-07
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2023-09-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2023-09-08
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2023-08-30
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  22. 2023-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-02-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2023-02-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  25. 2023-02-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  26. 2023-02-20
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
  27. 2022-10-05
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    mortgage-charge-whole-cease-and-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  28. 2022-05-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  29. 2022-04-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  30. 2022-04-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Mortgage Lender Limited
  31. 2022-04-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  32. 2021-08-12
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    Company incorporated
    As HESHAM EL-SHAFEI LTD.
  33. 2021-08-12
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    EL-SHAFEI, Hesham appointed
    director
  34. 2021-08-12
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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 "EL-SHAFEI" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

1 low
11 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hesham El-Shafei
Individual · British · DOB 01/1998 · age 28
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/08/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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10 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

2 Hestan Place
Kilmarnock
KA3 2JR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-25
Last: 2025-08-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

EL-SHAFEI, Hesham→
director · ~28y · appointed 2021-08-12
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Mortgages & charges

12
Total charges
11
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property10/03/2026—
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property30/09/2025—
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property24/10/2024—
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property14/10/2024—
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property14/10/2024—
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property14/10/2024—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property07/12/202306/01/2026
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property30/08/2023—
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property20/02/2023—
outstanding
Shawbrook
Shawbrook Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property20/02/2023—
outstanding
The Mortgage Lender
The Mortgage Lender Limited
A registered charge1 property21/04/2022—
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge1 property13/04/2022—
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Recent filings (23 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-06
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14