TSUKO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC206529 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-20
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
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
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-08
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  3. 2023-11-29
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  4. 2022-11-18
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  5. 2021-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-12-21
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  9. 2017-12-20
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  10. 2016-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-20
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    MOFFAT, Lorna Kathleen resigned
    secretary
  12. 2016-05-20
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2016-02-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-04-24
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    MCLEOD, Robert James resigned
    director
  18. 2008-04-24
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    SLATER, John resigned
    director
  19. 2008-04-24
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    SLATER, Kay Edwina resigned
    director
  20. 2007-10-24
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    MCLEOD, Robert James resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-10-24
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    MOFFAT, Lorna Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-04-01
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    SLATER, John appointed
    director
  23. 2005-10-12
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    MCLEOD, Robert James appointed
    director
  24. 2005-08-08
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    MCLEOD, Robert James appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-07-15
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    HOLMS, Alison resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-05-01
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    HOLMS, Alison appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-05-01
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    SLATER, Kay Edwina appointed
    director
  28. 2005-04-30
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    FREEDMAN, Lana resigned
    secretary
  29. 2003-04-28
    ➕
    FREEDMAN, Lana appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-04-28
    ➖
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2000-06-28
    ➖
    DURANO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2000-04-28
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    FREEDMAN, Susanna Louise appointed
    director
  33. 2000-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As TSUKO LIMITED
  34. 2000-04-20
    ➕
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  35. 2000-04-20
    ➕
    DURANO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Susanna Louise Freedman
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

109 Lanark Road
Edinburgh
EH14 2LZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

FREEDMAN, Susanna Louise→
director · ~50y · appointed 2000-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEDMAN, Lana→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-28 · resigned 2005-04-30
Resigned
HOLMS, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-01 · resigned 2005-07-15
Resigned
MCLEOD, Robert James→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-08 · resigned 2007-10-24
Resigned
MOFFAT, Lorna Kathleen→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-24 · resigned 2016-05-20
Resigned
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-04-20 · resigned 2003-04-28
Resigned
MCLEOD, Robert James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-10-12 · resigned 2008-04-24
Resigned
SLATER, John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2008-04-24
Resigned
SLATER, Kay Edwina→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-05-01 · resigned 2008-04-24
Resigned
DURANO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-04-20 · resigned 2000-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-22