SADDLE UP LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC281999 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-22
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£198.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £198,808
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,460 YoY
Cash YoY
+223%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↑ 223% YoY
Net Worth
£199k
↓ 4.1% YoY
Current Assets
£290k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£59k£118k£176k£235k£294kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£199.2k£207.8k
Current assets£289.8k£293.9k
Cash£15.0k£4.6k
Debtors£964£941
Net assets£198.8k£207.3k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-15
    ➖
    WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  7. 2022-02-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2005-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SADDLE UP LTD.
  18. 2005-03-22
    ➕
    WHYTE, Ashley appointed
    director
  19. 2005-03-22
    ➕
    WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LIMITED appointed
    corporate-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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Ashley Whyte
Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-03-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Westburn Business Centre
Mcnee Road
Prestwick
KA9 2PB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WHYTE, Ashley→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-03-22
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Active
WWW.FIRSTREGISTRARS.CO.UK LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-03-22 · resigned 2022-02-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07