WATERBOARD PROPERTY LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC747419 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-14
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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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
  • 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. 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. 3 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

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 3.2y

5/100
under pressure

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

  • · Charge age ~3.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 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
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees1100

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
3
filings
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-03-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
  3. 2026-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-31
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2024-01-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
  8. 2023-04-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2023-03-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
  10. 2022-10-14
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    Company incorporated
    As WATERBOARD PROPERTY LTD
  11. 2022-10-14
    ZHAO, Fang appointed
    director
  12. 2022-10-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
Fang Zhao
Individual · Chinese · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/10/2022

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
Incorporated2022-10-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

1/7 Sienna Gardens
Edinburgh
EH9 1PF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ZHAO, Fang
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-10-14
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Paragon
Paragon Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property25/03/2026
outstanding
Paratus Amc
Paratus Amc Limited
A registered charge1 property26/01/2024
outstanding
The Mortgage Works (UK)
The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
A registered charge2 properties22/03/2023
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Recent filings (11 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-04-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-14