REDDSCOT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC308815 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-20
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
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-11-07
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  4. 2022-09-21
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-20
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2022-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-09-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-31
    REDDEN, Jonathan Duncan appointed
    secretary
  12. 2019-05-31
    REDDEN, Jonathan Duncan resigned
    director
  13. 2019-05-31
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    officers · AP03
  14. 2019-05-31
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-10-18
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  16. 2017-07-11
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-09-13
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-08-25
    GRAY, Stephen Mckinley resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As REDDSCOT LIMITED
  20. 2006-09-20
    REDDEN, Belinda Ann appointed
    director
  21. 2006-09-20
    GRAY, Stephen Mckinley appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-09-20
    REDDEN, Jonathan Duncan appointed
    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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 Jonathan Duncan Redden
Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
2550%
25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Belinda Ann Redden
Individual · Australian · DOB 05/1958 · age 68
2550%
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
Incorporated2006-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

30 Bonnethill Road
Pitlochry
Perthshire
PH16 5BS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

REDDEN, Jonathan Duncan
secretary · appointed 2019-05-31
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Active
REDDEN, Belinda Ann
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-09-20
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Active
GRAY, Stephen Mckinley
secretary · appointed 2006-09-20 · resigned 2011-08-25
Resigned
REDDEN, Jonathan Duncan
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-09-20 · resigned 2019-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-10