ACTIVITY SCOTLAND LTD

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SC433589 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-28
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 99999SIC 99999
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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.

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£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-01
    ➕
    GIBSON, Scott Craig appointed
    director
  4. 2025-12-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-01
    ➖
    WILL, Karen Louise resigned
    director
  7. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-11-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2012-11-14
    ➖
    TAINSH, Ruaraidh resigned
    director
  19. 2012-11-14
    ➕
    WILL, Karen Louise appointed
    director
  20. 2012-09-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVITY SCOTLAND LTD
  21. 2012-09-28
    ➕
    TAINSH, Ruaraidh 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

45/100
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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

4 Tayside Crescent
Tayside Crescent
Aberfeldy
Perthshire
PH15 2AR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GIBSON, Scott Craig→
director · ~34y · appointed 2025-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAINSH, Ruaraidh→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-09-28 · resigned 2012-11-14
Resigned
WILL, Karen Louise→
director · ~38y · appointed 2012-11-14 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-01