INTELLIGENT EQUINE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC385348 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-14
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
39 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-05-30
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    ALLAN, Mairi Young resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-19
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2017-09-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2017-09-18
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    ALLAN, Mairi Young appointed
    secretary
  15. 2017-09-18
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    MACLEOD, John Thompson resigned
    secretary
  16. 2017-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-10-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2010-09-14
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    Company incorporated
    As INTELLIGENT EQUINE LIMITED
  20. 2010-09-14
    ➕
    MACLEOD, Ralph Hector appointed
    director
  21. 2010-09-14
    ➕
    MACLEOD, John Thompson appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-09-14
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-09-14
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2010-09-14
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  25. 2010-09-14
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    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 77 — 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 77 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ralph Hector Macleod
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1949 · age 77
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant 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
Incorporated2010-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

King
Street
Stonehouse
ML9 3EH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MACLEOD, Ralph Hector→
director · ~77y · appointed 2010-09-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLAN, Mairi Young→
secretary · appointed 2017-09-18 · resigned 2025-05-30
Resigned
MACLEOD, John Thompson→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-14 · resigned 2017-09-18
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-09-14 · resigned 2010-09-14
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-09-14 · resigned 2010-09-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-26