CATALYST MEDIATION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC273815 · 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

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£2.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (79/100)

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

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

64 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,080

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£2k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£2k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£2.1k	£2.1k
Current assets	£2.0k	£2.0k
Net assets	£2.1k	£2.1k

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-08-26
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2024-09-16
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2023-08-22
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2022-01-31
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2021-02-04
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2020-01-22
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2019-03-12
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2018-08-29
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accounts · AA
2017-11-09
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2016-09-14
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2015-09-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-09-02
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accounts · AA
2014-09-24
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accounts · AA
2014-09-24
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annual-return · AR01
2013-09-25
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annual-return · AR01
2012-07-01
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SEMPLE, David resigned
director
2005-01-17
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SCUSE, Jeremy Francis Charles appointed
secretary
2005-01-17
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SF SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2004-11-24
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SCUSE, Jeremy Francis Charles appointed
director
2004-11-24
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SEMPLE, David appointed
director
2004-11-24
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SF SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-09-24
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Company incorporated
As CATALYST MEDIATION LIMITED
2004-09-24
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SF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-09-24
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SF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 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 21 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jeremy Francis Charles Scuse Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	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

Incorporated2004-09-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

Grimmstane House

Forneth

Perthshire

PH10 6SW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-08

Last: 2025-09-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SCUSE, Jeremy Francis Charles→

secretary · appointed 2005-01-17

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Active

SCUSE, Jeremy Francis Charles→

director · ~73y · appointed 2004-11-24

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Active

SF SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-09-24 · resigned 2005-01-17

Resigned

SEMPLE, David→

director · ~83y · appointed 2004-11-24 · resigned 2012-07-01

Resigned

SF SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-24 · resigned 2004-11-24

Resigned

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