KUSBIA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC277249 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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: 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees400400

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-02-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2008-07-28
    ➕
    1924 NOMINEES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2008-07-28
    ➖
    MCMORROW, Frank Anthony resigned
    secretary
  17. 2008-04-30
    ➖
    MCMORROW, Frank Anthony resigned
    director
  18. 2005-01-31
    ➖
    BLACK, Douglas Maclean resigned
    secretary
  19. 2005-01-31
    ➕
    MCMORROW, Frank Anthony appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-01-13
    ➕
    MCMORROW, Frank Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2004-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As KUSBIA LIMITED
  22. 2004-12-09
    ➕
    SINGH, Tony Rajinder appointed
    director
  23. 2004-12-09
    ➕
    BLACK, Douglas Maclean appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-12-09
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-12-09
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Tony Rajinder Singh
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Bechan Mancharn Singh
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-12-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Bonnington Bond
2 Anderson Place
Edinburgh
EH6 5NP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

1924 NOMINEES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-07-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SINGH, Tony Rajinder→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLACK, Douglas Maclean→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-09 · resigned 2005-01-31
Resigned
MCMORROW, Frank Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2008-07-28
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-09 · resigned 2004-12-09
Resigned
MCMORROW, Frank Anthony→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-01-13 · resigned 2008-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-09