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💤Zombieactive

SC272172 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-18

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 Aug 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 25990

Sector: Manufacturing

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 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

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

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	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Average employees	400	400

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 (26 events)Click to expand

2025-08-18
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officers · CH01
2025-08-18
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officers · CH01
2025-08-16
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officers · CH03
2025-05-28
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accounts · AA
2024-05-09
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accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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accounts · AA
2021-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
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accounts · AA
2019-08-23
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-23
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officers · CH01
2019-08-23
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-05
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accounts · AA
2017-06-07
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accounts · AA
2009-09-30
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PATERSON, Craig Lyle Mcconnon resigned
director
2009-07-09
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ABBOTT, Roderick Macaulay appointed
secretary
2009-07-09
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A & W M URQUHART resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-08-18
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Company incorporated
As HOME ENTERTAINMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2004-08-18
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ABBOTT, Roderick Macaulay appointed
director
2004-08-18
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A & W M URQUHART appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-08-18
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-08-18
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-08-18
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PATERSON, Craig Lyle Mcconnon appointed
director
2004-08-18
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-08-18
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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 22 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
Mr Roderick Macaulay Abbott Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49	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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 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

Incorporated2004-08-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

10 Abbey Park Place

Dunfermline

Fife

KY12 7NZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-01

Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ABBOTT, Roderick Macaulay→

secretary · appointed 2009-07-09

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Active

ABBOTT, Roderick Macaulay→

director · ~49y · appointed 2004-08-18

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Active

A & W M URQUHART→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2009-07-09

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2004-08-18

Resigned

PATERSON, Craig Lyle Mcconnon→

director · ~49y · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2009-09-30

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-08-18 · resigned 2004-08-18

Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-08-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-08-18

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-08-16