EAST-WEST STORAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC311984 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-15
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52219SIC 52219
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: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 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£76k£153k£229k£306k£382kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets—£376.2k
Current assets—£382.3k
Cash—£90.5k
Debtors—£289.3k
Net assets—£344.8k
Average employees600—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-11-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-08-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-11-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-03-30
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Claire Jane appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-03-30
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    MCFARLANE, Thomas resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-01-31
    ➕
    SULLIVAN, Brian appointed
    director
  19. 2007-01-31
    ➖
    MCFARLANE, Thomas resigned
    director
  20. 2007-01-31
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    STEVENSON, Joyce resigned
    director
  21. 2006-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As EAST-WEST STORAGE LIMITED
  22. 2006-11-15
    ➕
    MCFARLANE, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-11-15
    ➕
    MCFARLANE, Thomas appointed
    director
  24. 2006-11-15
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Joyce appointed
    director

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
Mr Brian Sullivan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

C/O Azets Titanium 1
King's Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-29
Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SULLIVAN, Claire Jane→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-30
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Active
SULLIVAN, Brian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-01-31
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Active
MCFARLANE, Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-15 · resigned 2010-03-30
Resigned
MCFARLANE, Thomas→
director · ~77y · appointed 2006-11-15 · resigned 2007-01-31
Resigned
STEVENSON, Joyce→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-11-15 · resigned 2007-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-15