TELEWORK SCOTLAND LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC199241 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-25
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2022
Net worth
£5
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5
Current Assets
£5
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2022-12-31
Total assets£5
Current assets£5
Net assets£5

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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  2. 2023-09-12
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  3. 2022-09-10
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  4. 2021-08-27
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  5. 2021-06-01
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2021-05-21
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    MURDOCH, Susanna Madeline Fisk resigned
    director
  7. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2019-09-23
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  9. 2018-09-11
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  10. 2017-09-05
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  11. 2016-09-15
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  12. 2015-09-22
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  13. 2015-09-05
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  14. 2014-09-30
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  15. 2014-09-22
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  16. 2013-09-30
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  17. 2006-08-15
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    MURDOCH, James John resigned
    director
  18. 2006-04-13
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    MURDOCH, Susanna Madeline Fisk appointed
    director
  19. 1999-08-25
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    Company incorporated
    As TELEWORK SCOTLAND LTD.
  20. 1999-08-25
    ➕
    MURDOCH, Susan Edith appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-08-25
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    MURDOCH, Susan Edith appointed
    director
  22. 1999-08-25
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    MURDOCH, James John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Edith Murdoch
Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/08/2016

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
Incorporated1999-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Gallowhill House
12-13 Gallowhill
Crieff
Perthshire
PH7 3HF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MURDOCH, Susan Edith→
secretary · appointed 1999-08-25
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Active
MURDOCH, Susan Edith→
director · ~71y · appointed 1999-08-25
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Active
MURDOCH, James John→
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-08-25 · resigned 2006-08-15
Resigned
MURDOCH, Susanna Madeline Fisk→
director · ~40y · appointed 2006-04-13 · resigned 2021-05-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
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accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-11
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accounts · AA
2022-09-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-25
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accounts · AA
2021-08-27
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officers · TM01
2021-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-06
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accounts · AA
2018-09-11