CASTLE ROCK VENTURES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC482885 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-24
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
£45
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
37 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £45
Net assets shrinking
Down £61 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£45
↓ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£50k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£45£106
Current assets£50.1k£33.5k
Net assets£45£106

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-01-25
    ➖
    PISHYAR, Majid resigned
    director
  7. 2022-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-10-11
    ➕
    PISHYAR, Majid appointed
    director
  10. 2021-04-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-04-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2019-09-12
    ➕
    MUIR, Alan James appointed
    director
  19. 2019-09-12
    ➖
    HUGHES, David resigned
    director
  20. 2019-09-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2019-09-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2019-09-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2014-07-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CASTLE ROCK VENTURES LIMITED
  24. 2014-07-24
    ➕
    HUGHES, David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Muir
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Hughesceased 12/09/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2014-07-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

The School House Main Street
Longforgan
Dundee
DD2 5EU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MUIR, Alan James→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUGHES, David→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-07-24 · resigned 2019-09-12
Resigned
PISHYAR, Majid→
director · ~71y · appointed 2021-10-11 · resigned 2022-01-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-04-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-12