ABSOLUTE SELF STORAGE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC240110 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-25

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

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 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (77/100)

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

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 1 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

57 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

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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2023-12-21
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2022-12-21
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2021-12-22
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accounts · AA
2021-03-22
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accounts · AA
2019-12-31
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2019-02-14
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2018-01-05
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accounts · AA
2017-01-05
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accounts · AA
2016-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-11-27
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-01-07
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accounts · AA
2014-12-01
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2010-07-01
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SEMPLE, Mary resigned
secretary
2004-11-01
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MUNRO, Fiona resigned
secretary
2004-11-01
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SEMPLE, Mary appointed
secretary
2003-12-16
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MASON, Angela resigned
secretary
2003-12-16
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MUNRO, Fiona appointed
secretary
2002-11-25
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Company incorporated
As ABSOLUTE SELF STORAGE (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
2002-11-25
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MCALOON, Jane appointed
director
2002-11-25
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MASON, Angela appointed
secretary
2002-11-25
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-11-25
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FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-11-25
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-11-25
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Jane Mcaloon Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	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

Incorporated2002-11-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

120 Carstairs Street

Dalmarnock

G40 4JD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-05

Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MCALOON, Jane→

director · ~63y · appointed 2002-11-25

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Active

MASON, Angela→

secretary · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2003-12-16

Resigned

MUNRO, Fiona→

secretary · appointed 2003-12-16 · resigned 2004-11-01

Resigned

SEMPLE, Mary→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2010-07-01

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2002-11-25

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-25 · resigned 2002-11-25

Resigned

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