A2ZBUSINESSES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC306118 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-31

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£118.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 18.2y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

69 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £118,885

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£119k

↑ 2.6% YoY

Current Assets

£5k

↓ 88% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£143.1k	£145.3k
Current assets	£4.7k	£39.9k
Net assets	£118.9k	£115.9k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-11-04
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accounts · AA
2025-02-05
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accounts · AA
2024-01-30
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accounts · AA
2023-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-26
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accounts · AA
2019-02-14
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accounts · AA
2018-08-29
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officers · TM01
2018-08-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-08-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-08-28
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ROBINSON, Ray resigned
director
2018-07-26
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officers · AP01
2018-02-01
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SKENE, Heather Margaret appointed
director
2017-09-15
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accounts · AA
2017-01-07
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accounts · AA
2016-03-31
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accounts · AA
2016-01-25
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SKENE, Heather Margaret resigned
secretary
2016-01-25
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SKENE, Heather Margaret resigned
director
2013-11-05
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SKENE, Douglas William resigned
director
2013-08-06
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ROBINSON, Ray appointed
director
2011-01-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
2008-02-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
2006-07-31
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Company incorporated
As A2ZBUSINESSES LIMITED
2006-07-31
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SKENE, Heather Margaret appointed
secretary
2006-07-31
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SKENE, Douglas William appointed
director
2006-07-31
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SKENE, Heather Margaret appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Heather Margaret Skene Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1968 · age 58	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	28/08/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Raymond Robinsonceased 28/08/2018· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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

Incorporated2006-07-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

1 Station Square Station Square

Lumphanan

Banchory

Kincardineshire

AB31 4TE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-12

Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SKENE, Heather Margaret→

director · ~58y · appointed 2018-02-01

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Active

SKENE, Heather Margaret→

secretary · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2016-01-25

Resigned

ROBINSON, Ray→

director · ~65y · appointed 2013-08-06 · resigned 2018-08-28

Resigned

SKENE, Douglas William→

director · ~62y · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2013-11-05

Resigned

SKENE, Heather Margaret→

director · ~58y · appointed 2006-07-31 · resigned 2016-01-25

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	24/01/2011	—
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	27/02/2008	—

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