WILD VENTURES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC498376 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-19
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
53 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 other
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-28
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-28
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  3. 2025-12-28
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  4. 2025-12-28
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    other · AGREEMENT2
  5. 2025-08-26
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    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-01-03
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  7. 2024-12-31
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  8. 2024-12-31
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    other · AGREEMENT2
  9. 2024-12-31
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  10. 2024-08-27
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  11. 2024-02-06
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  12. 2024-02-06
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    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  13. 2024-02-06
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    other · AGREEMENT2
  14. 2024-02-06
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  15. 2023-08-08
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  16. 2023-04-17
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  17. 2022-08-26
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  18. 2022-08-03
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  19. 2022-08-03
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  20. 2022-04-19
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-07-31
    KAAE, Lise appointed
    secretary
  22. 2019-07-31
    FROM, Soren resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-07-31
    POVLSEN, Anders Holch appointed
    director
  24. 2015-02-19
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    Company incorporated
    As WILD VENTURES LIMITED
  25. 2015-02-19
    FROM, Soren appointed
    secretary
  26. 2015-02-19
    KAY, Robert James appointed
    director
  27. 2015-02-19
    KAY, Robert James resigned
    director
  28. 2015-02-19
    POVLSEN, Anders Holch appointed
    director
  29. 2015-02-19
    POVLSEN, Anders Holch resigned
    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

50/100
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.
  • 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.)

Group structure

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

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Wildland Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
WILD VENTURES LIMITED
This company · SC498376

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wildland Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Kinrara House
Kinrara
Aviemore
PH22 1QA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

KAAE, Lise
secretary · appointed 2019-07-31
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Active
POVLSEN, Anders Holch
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-07-31
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Active
FROM, Soren
secretary · appointed 2015-02-19 · resigned 2019-07-31
Resigned
KAY, Robert James
director · ~68y · appointed 2015-02-19 · resigned 2015-02-19
Resigned
POVLSEN, Anders Holch
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-02-19 · resigned 2015-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-12-28
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-12-28
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-12-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-12-31
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-12-31
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-12-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-02-06