SIR IAIN NOBLE & PARTNERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC208134 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-08

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

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fund management activities

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	—	£1
Current assets	—	£1
Net assets	—	£1
Average employees	0	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-08-11
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2024-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-02
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RAMSAY, William Alan Grant resigned
director
2019-08-02
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officers · TM01
2019-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-03-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-07-26
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-07-22
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-12-01
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MACKINNON, Eoghainn resigned
secretary
2010-12-25
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NOBLE, Lucilla Charlotte James, Lady appointed
director
2010-12-25
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NOBLE, Iain Andrew, Sir resigned
director
2003-05-20
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MACKINNON, Eoghainn appointed
secretary
2003-05-20
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BURNESS resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-08-30
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MACLEOD, Fergus Iain resigned
director
2000-06-23
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MACLEOD, Fergus Iain appointed
director
2000-06-23
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NOBLE, Iain Andrew, Sir appointed
director
2000-06-23
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RAMSAY, William Alan Grant appointed
director
2000-06-22
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BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-06-08
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Company incorporated
As SIR IAIN NOBLE & PARTNERS LIMITED
2000-06-08
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BURNESS appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-06-08
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BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NOBLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Lady Lucilla Noble Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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DALZIELS PRIVATE PERSONAL FINANCE LIMITED→ SC243222 · est 2003	—	—	£142.9k	—	23y	80	61y
DUNDONNELL INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC226018 · est 2001	—	—	—	100	24y	80	82y
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MACKENZIE TAYLOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD.→ SC313079 · est 2006	—	—	£107.3k	—	19y	80	64y
MUNRO & NOBLE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC227417 · est 2002	—	—	—	0	24y	80	66y
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-06-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

An Oifig

Eilean Iarmain

Sleit An T-Eilean

Sgitheanach

IV43 8QR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

NOBLE, Lucilla Charlotte James, Lady→

director · ~67y · appointed 2010-12-25

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Active

MACKINNON, Eoghainn→

secretary · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2014-12-01

Resigned

BURNESS→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-08 · resigned 2003-05-20

Resigned

MACLEOD, Fergus Iain→

director · ~66y · appointed 2000-06-23 · resigned 2000-08-30

Resigned

NOBLE, Iain Andrew, Sir→

director · ~91y · appointed 2000-06-23 · resigned 2010-12-25

Resigned

RAMSAY, William Alan Grant→

director · ~68y · appointed 2000-06-23 · resigned 2019-08-02

Resigned

BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-06-08 · resigned 2000-06-22

Resigned

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