7BU2 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC451710 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-06

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£-11.7k

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 72). 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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £11,656

Net assets shrinking

Down £15,680 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£12k

↓ 390% YoY

Current Assets

£5k

↓ 72% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£2.6k	£33.4k
Current assets	£4.9k	£17.5k
Net assets	£-11.7k	£4.0k

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

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 address

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 address
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-03-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
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accounts · AA
2023-04-28
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accounts · AA
2022-03-24
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accounts · AA
2020-11-05
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accounts · AA
2019-09-18
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accounts · AA
2018-09-18
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accounts · AA
2018-09-17
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accounts · AA01
2017-09-19
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accounts · AA
2016-09-09
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accounts · AA
2016-06-13
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annual-return · AR01
2015-08-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-17
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annual-return · AR01
2013-06-06
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Company incorporated
As 7BU2 LIMITED
2013-06-06
➕
MACVICAR, Seonag Mairi appointed
secretary
2013-06-06
➕
MACAULAY, John appointed
director

Owner dependency

95/100

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 72 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 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 13 years.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Macaulay Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-06-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Jamieson Drive

Stornoway

HS1 2TE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-20

Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MACVICAR, Seonag Mairi→

secretary · appointed 2013-06-06

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Active

MACAULAY, John→

director · ~72y · appointed 2013-06-06

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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-03-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-30