FLOTTA PARTNERSHIP

💤Zombieactive
SC375689 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2010-03-26
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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  2. 2024-05-21
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  3. 2023-07-05
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  4. 2022-06-16
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  5. 2021-08-31
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  6. 2020-12-11
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  7. 2020-01-06
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  8. 2019-01-23
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  9. 2018-04-03
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  10. 2017-08-15
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-08-10
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    LUCKETT, Mary resigned
    director
  12. 2016-10-19
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  13. 2016-04-11
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  14. 2016-04-11
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  15. 2016-04-11
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  16. 2015-11-25
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  17. 2015-04-19
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  18. 2012-04-01
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    GRAY, Tracey Jade resigned
    secretary
  19. 2012-04-01
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    GRAY, Stuart resigned
    director
  20. 2012-04-01
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    GRAY, Tracey Jade resigned
    director
  21. 2010-03-26
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    Company incorporated
    As FLOTTA PARTNERSHIP
  22. 2010-03-26
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    ROSIE, Alan Taylor appointed
    director
  23. 2010-03-26
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    GRAY, Tracey Jade appointed
    secretary
  24. 2010-03-26
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    GRAY, Stuart appointed
    director
  25. 2010-03-26
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    GRAY, Tracey Jade appointed
    director
  26. 2010-03-26
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    LUCKETT, Mary 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Taylor Rosie
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1956 · age 70
—25–50%sig. influence25-50% voting · significant influence · trust interest01/05/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2010-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Heather-Cow-Root
Flotta
Stromness
Orkney
KW16 3NP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-20
Last: 2025-05-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ROSIE, Alan Taylor→
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-03-26
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Active
GRAY, Tracey Jade→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-26 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned
GRAY, Stuart→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-03-26 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned
GRAY, Tracey Jade→
director · ~55y · appointed 2010-03-26 · resigned 2012-04-01
Resigned
LUCKETT, Mary→
director · ~90y · appointed 2010-03-26 · resigned 2017-08-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
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2025-06-26
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2024-05-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
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2023-07-05
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2023-04-19
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2022-06-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-14
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accounts · AA
2021-08-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-16
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2020-12-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-01
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2020-01-06
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2019-04-08
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2019-01-23