DEE AND DON PROPERTIES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC768380 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-05
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£11.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 53100Postal activities under universal service obligation
- 68100Buying and selling of own real estate
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 2.0y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £10,981
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,884 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£11k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Assets
£512
↑ 294% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £657.5k | £657.1k |
| Current assets | £512 | £130 |
| Net assets | £11.0k | £19.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Redwood Bank Limited
- 2024-05-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Redwood Bank Limited
- 2024-05-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-04-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Redwood Bank Limited
- 2023-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-01➕AHMAD, Zulfiqar appointedsecretary
- 2023-06-01➖AHMAD, Abdul Jabbar resigneddirector
- 2023-06-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-06-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-05🏢Company incorporatedAs DEE AND DON PROPERTIES LTD
- 2023-05-05➕AHMAD, Zulfiqar appointeddirector
- 2023-05-05➕AHMAD, Abdul Jabbar appointeddirector
- 2023-05-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Zulfiqar Ahmad Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 05/05/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Abdul Jabbar Ahmadceased 01/06/2023· 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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| FORBES BLINDS LIMITED→ SC257785 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| FORSYTH CRAIG LIMITED→ SC773559 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47240 — Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Registered office
429 Great Northern Road
Aberdeen
AB24 2EU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
AHMAD, Zulfiqar→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-05-05
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AHMAD, Abdul Jabbar→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2023-05-05 · resigned 2023-06-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Redwood Bank Redwood Bank Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Redwood Bank Redwood Bank Limited | A registered charge | 12 properties | 20/05/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Redwood Bank Redwood Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 30/04/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-05