99 VENTURES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC400733 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-01
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 May 2025
Net worth
£112.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Web portals
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £112,743

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£113k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£303k
↓ 9.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£67k£135k£202k£270k£337kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£112.7k£99.1k
Current assets£303.5k£336.9k
Net assets£112.7k£99.1k

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

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-30
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-05-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-05-23
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-04-30
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    STABLES, Pamela resigned
    director
  13. 2018-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-16
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2016-08-01
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    STABLES, Pamela appointed
    director
  18. 2014-04-29
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    STABLES, Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-29
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    HEALY, Terence resigned
    director
  20. 2011-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As 99 VENTURES LTD
  21. 2011-06-01
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    HEALY, Terence appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Alan Stables
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
75–100%
25–50%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Pamela Stablesceased 30/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2011-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63120 — Web portals

Registered office

Summit House
4-5 Mitchell Street
Edinburgh
EH6 7BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

STABLES, Alan→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HEALY, Terence→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2014-04-29
Resigned
STABLES, Pamela→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2019-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-05