NS24 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC497775 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-13
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 Mar 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 70221Financial management
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
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£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-08
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-09-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2023-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-10-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-10-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-10-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2020-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-03
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2019-05-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  20. 2016-07-11
    ➕
    TURNER, Joanne Claire appointed
    director
  21. 2016-07-11
    ➖
    SANDU, Natalie resigned
    director
  22. 2016-02-12
    ➕
    SANDU, Natalie appointed
    director
  23. 2016-02-12
    ➖
    SANDU, Parbinder resigned
    director
  24. 2016-02-11
    ➖
    SANDU, Natalie resigned
    director
  25. 2016-02-11
    ➕
    SANDU, Parbinder appointed
    director
  26. 2015-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As NS24 LIMITED
  27. 2015-02-13
    ➕
    SANDU, Natalie 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Joanne Claire Turner
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence11/07/2016

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

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7 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
Incorporated2015-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

8a Tweed Mills
Dunsdale Road
Selkirk
Scottish Borders
TD7 5DZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

TURNER, Joanne Claire→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANDU, Natalie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-02-12 · resigned 2016-07-11
Resigned
SANDU, Natalie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-02-13 · resigned 2016-02-11
Resigned
SANDU, Parbinder→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-02-11 · resigned 2016-02-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property29/05/201908/09/2023

Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-01