ADOPT-A-MONUMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC514797 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-03
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 84). 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 (70/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2022-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-08-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-08-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2022-07-27
    ➕
    MACGREGOR, Gavin, Dr appointed
    secretary
  11. 2022-07-27
    ➕
    GREIG, Moira Munro Kennedy appointed
    director
  12. 2022-07-27
    ➖
    MACQUEEN, Eila resigned
    secretary
  13. 2022-07-27
    ➖
    BALLIN SMITH, Beverley resigned
    director
  14. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-12-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-11-06
    ➕
    BALLIN SMITH, Beverley appointed
    director
  20. 2018-11-06
    ➖
    BURROW, Alistair resigned
    director
  21. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-09-03
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    Company incorporated
    As ADOPT-A-MONUMENT LIMITED
  24. 2015-09-03
    ➕
    MACQUEEN, Eila appointed
    secretary
  25. 2015-09-03
    ➕
    BURROW, Alistair 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 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-09-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education

Registered office

Newbattle Abbey College
Newbattle Road
Dalkeith
EH22 3LL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MACGREGOR, Gavin, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2022-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GREIG, Moira Munro Kennedy→
director · ~84y · appointed 2022-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACQUEEN, Eila→
secretary · appointed 2015-09-03 · resigned 2022-07-27
Resigned
BALLIN SMITH, Beverley→
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-11-06 · resigned 2022-07-27
Resigned
BURROW, Alistair→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-09-03 · resigned 2018-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-06