WATERBOARD PROPERTY LTD
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
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).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 3.2y
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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2026-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Paratus Amc Limited
- 2023-04-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2022-10-14🏢Company incorporatedAs WATERBOARD PROPERTY LTD
- 2022-10-14➕ZHAO, Fang appointeddirector
- 2022-10-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fang Zhao Individual · Chinese · DOB 11/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/10/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | Paratus Amc Paratus Amc Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/01/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 22/03/2023 | — |