A WORLD IN MINIATURE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC237725 · ltd · incorporated 2002-10-04

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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Net worth

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Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.5y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-10-08
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address · AD02
2018-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-06-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-10-22
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-10-15
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2011-02-15
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GAULT, Robert David resigned
director
2002-10-04
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Company incorporated
As A WORLD IN MINIATURE LIMITED
2002-10-04
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GAULT, Dorothy Agnes Dickson appointed
secretary
2002-10-04
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GAULT, Dorothy Agnes Dickson appointed
director
2002-10-04
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-04
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-10-04
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GAULT, Robert David appointed
director
2002-10-04
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-04
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2002-10-03
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Charge registered #1
Lender: David Robert Kilpatrick and Another

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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — 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 81 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mrs Dorothy Agnes Dickson Gault Individual · British · DOB 04/1945 · age 81	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-10-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Maxwelton Estate

Moniaive

Thornhill

Dumfriesshire

DG3 4DX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-18

Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

GAULT, Dorothy Agnes Dickson→

secretary · appointed 2002-10-04

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Active

GAULT, Dorothy Agnes Dickson→

director · ~81y · appointed 2002-10-04

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-10-04 · resigned 2002-10-04

Resigned

GAULT, Robert David→

director · ~81y · appointed 2002-10-04 · resigned 2011-02-15

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-10-04 · resigned 2002-10-04

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	David Robert Kilpatrick and Another	Floating charge	1 property	03/10/2002	—

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