ACCESSORIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC258333 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-28
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (76/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-12-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-07-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-03
    BAXTER, William Alasdair resigned
    secretary
  7. 2024-07-03
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-07-03
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-07-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2024-06-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2024-06-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-06-10
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2024-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-04-30
    FLOHR, Zee appointed
    director
  15. 2024-04-30
    HINCHLEY, James resigned
    director
  16. 2024-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2023-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2023-03-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2023-02-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2022-09-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2004-02-21
    BAXTER, William Alasdair appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-02-21
    HINCHLEY, James appointed
    director
  25. 2003-10-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCESSORIES LIMITED
  26. 2003-10-28
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-10-28
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-10-28
    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-10-28
    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2003-10-28
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2003-10-28
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Zee Flohr
Individual · British · DOB 04/2000 · age 26
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/07/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr. William Alasdair Baxterceased 03/07/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr James Hinchleyceased 30/04/2024· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2003-10-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

FLOHR, Zee
director · ~26y · appointed 2024-04-30
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Active
BAXTER, William Alasdair
secretary · appointed 2004-02-21 · resigned 2024-07-03
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-28 · resigned 2003-10-28
Resigned
HINCHLEY, James
director · ~75y · appointed 2004-02-21 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-28 · resigned 2003-10-28
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-28 · resigned 2003-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-16