OLDPL8 LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC273800 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-24
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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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£350.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £349,974

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£350k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£417k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£83k£167k£250k£334k£417kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£350.0k£350.0k
Current assets£417.3k£417.3k
Net assets£350.0k£350.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-05-04
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  3. 2023-06-19
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  4. 2022-05-24
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  5. 2021-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-06-08
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  7. 2020-06-26
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  8. 2019-06-26
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-17
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2018-12-28
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    accounts · AA01
  11. 2017-12-20
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  12. 2017-11-29
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    address · AD01
  13. 2016-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-12-01
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    CLARKE, Brian John resigned
    director
  17. 2012-09-30
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    ROBINSON, David Sean appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-09-30
    ➖
    CLARKE, Laura Josephine resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-11-01
    ➖
    CLARKE, Brian John resigned
    secretary
  20. 2005-11-01
    ➕
    CLARKE, Laura Josephine appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-10-06
    ➕
    ROBINSON, David Sean appointed
    director
  22. 2004-10-06
    ➕
    CLARKE, Brian John appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-10-06
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    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-10-06
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    CLARKE, Brian John appointed
    director
  25. 2004-10-06
    ➖
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-10-06
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    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2004-09-24
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    Company incorporated
    As OLDPL8 LTD
  28. 2004-09-24
    ➕
    BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-09-24
    ➕
    BLP CREATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2004-09-24
    ➕
    BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Sean Robinson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Brian John Clarke
Individual · British · DOB 12/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-09-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

25 Newton Place
Glasgow
G3 7PY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ROBINSON, David Sean→
secretary · appointed 2012-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBINSON, David Sean→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Brian John→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-06 · resigned 2005-11-01
Resigned
CLARKE, Laura Josephine→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2012-09-30
Resigned
BLP SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-24 · resigned 2004-10-06
Resigned
CLARKE, Brian John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-10-06 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned
BLP CREATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-24 · resigned 2004-10-06
Resigned
BLP FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-24 · resigned 2004-10-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-26