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💤Zombieactive
SC377917 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-2.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (74/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,597

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
-£3k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£-2.6k
Current assets£3.4k
Cash£3.4k
Net assets£-2.6k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 dissolution
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 dissolution
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  2. 2026-03-17
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-03-10
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-07-03
    ➖
    STEVENS, Troy resigned
    director
  9. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-04-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-03-15
    ➖
    MALEY, Sebastian Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2017-03-15
    ➕
    STEVENS, Troy appointed
    director
  21. 2015-11-19
    ➖
    PARNELL, Angie Marie resigned
    director
  22. 2014-10-08
    ➖
    GORDON, Alfred Alastair resigned
    director
  23. 2014-10-08
    ➕
    MALEY, Sebastian Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2012-11-22
    ➕
    BUTCHART, Michael Steven appointed
    director
  25. 2012-11-22
    ➕
    PARNELL, Angie Marie appointed
    director
  26. 2012-06-28
    ➕
    GORDON, Alfred Alastair appointed
    director
  27. 2012-06-28
    ➖
    FREELANCE WORLD NETWORK LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  28. 2012-04-30
    ➖
    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain resigned
    director
  29. 2011-12-12
    ➖
    SCANLIN, Catherine Diana resigned
    director
  30. 2010-05-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
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  31. 2010-05-04
    ➕
    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointed
    director
  32. 2010-05-04
    ➕
    SCANLIN, Catherine Diana appointed
    director
  33. 2010-05-04
    ➕
    FREELANCE WORLD NETWORK LTD appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — 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 66. 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 13 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 Alfred Alastair Gordon
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-05-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2nd Floor Thistle House
24 Thistle Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1XD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18
Last: 2025-05-04

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

BUTCHART, Michael Steven→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-11-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORDON, Alfred Alastair→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-06-28 · resigned 2014-10-08
Resigned
MALEY, Sebastian Michael→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-10-08 · resigned 2017-03-15
Resigned
MCGILL, Alasdair Iain→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned
PARNELL, Angie Marie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-11-22 · resigned 2015-11-19
Resigned
SCANLIN, Catherine Diana→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2011-12-12
Resigned
STEVENS, Troy→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-03-15 · resigned 2023-07-03
Resigned
FREELANCE WORLD NETWORK LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-05-04 · resigned 2012-06-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2026-03-17
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-17
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-11