QUEST CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC496181 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-28

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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 (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-12-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
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CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott resigned
director
2024-08-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-01
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
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change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2022-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-06-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2021-06-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-06-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-06-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-26
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MITCHELL, Stuart James resigned
director
2020-05-26
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NOBLE, Marcus resigned
director
2019-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-13
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NIMMO, Thomas William John resigned
director
2017-12-22
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PATERSON, Stephen Liston Lindsay appointed
director
2017-12-22
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CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott appointed
director
2017-12-22
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MITCHELL, Stuart James appointed
director
2017-12-22
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NOBLE, Marcus appointed
director
2017-02-14
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ARCHIBALD, Robin resigned
director
2015-01-28
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Company incorporated
As QUEST CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED
2015-01-28
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ARCHIBALD, Robin appointed
director
2015-01-28
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NIMMO, Thomas William John appointed
director

Owner dependency

90/100

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 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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.)

Group structure

Quest Corporate Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Quest Corporate Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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QUEST CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED

This company · SC496181

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Quest Corporate Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	13/06/2018
Mr Stephen Liston Lindsay Paterson Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	17/06/2021

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr James Derek Scott Carnegieceased 01/08/2024· significant influence
Mr Marcus Joseph Nobleceased 26/05/2020· 25-50% shares
Mr Thomas William John Nimmoceased 13/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Similar companies

Active · Financial services · EH postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
AMATI GLOBAL INVESTORS LIMITED→ SC199908 · est 1999	£8.90M £6.47M–£11.33M	—	—	2800	26y	84	66y
CS MANAGERS LTD→ SC231678 · est 2002	£1.50M £1.09M–£1.91M	—	—	1200	24y	86	77y
GBCP VII (GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED→ SC253395 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	83	62y
NOBLE GROSSART LIMITED→ SC046265 · est 1969 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	57y	83	72y
PREMIER COMMERCIAL LIMITED→ SC160330 · est 1995	—	—	£282.5k	—	30y	83	61y
RIA CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED→ SC226461 · est 2001 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	24y	83	58y
SCOTIA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD.→ SC267795 · est 2004	—	—	—	1300	22y	83	58y
ALAN STEEL (ASSET MANAGEMENT) LIMITED→ SC058014 · est 1975	—	—	—	44	50y	82	62y
ALEX HAMMOND-CHAMBERS & COMPANY→ SC126819 · est 1990 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	35y	82	84y
BANDRON LIMITED→ SC082385 · est 1983	—	—	—	400	43y	82	71y
BRIDGEPOINT EUROPE (SGP) LTD→ SC332267 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	18y	82	61y
FAMILY & BUSINESS ASSURANCE (SERVICES) LIMITED→ SC347357 · est 2008	—	—	£50.9k	—	17y	82	67y

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-01-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

8 Walker Street

Edinburgh

EH3 7LA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-25

Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

PATERSON, Stephen Liston Lindsay→

director · ~68y · appointed 2017-12-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ARCHIBALD, Robin→

director · ~67y · appointed 2015-01-28 · resigned 2017-02-14

Resigned

CARNEGIE, James Derek Scott→

director · ~65y · appointed 2017-12-22 · resigned 2024-08-01

Resigned

MITCHELL, Stuart James→

director · ~45y · appointed 2017-12-22 · resigned 2020-05-26

Resigned

NIMMO, Thomas William John→

director · ~50y · appointed 2015-01-28 · resigned 2018-06-13

Resigned

NOBLE, Marcus→

director · ~68y · appointed 2017-12-22 · resigned 2020-05-26

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-11-25

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-08-01

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-08-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-13

change-sail-address-company-with-new-address

address · AD02

2022-12-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-11-30

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

address · AD01

2022-11-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-22

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2021-10-04

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2021-06-17