MISBISTER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC518890 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-28
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01450
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
29 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees2200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-01-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-18
    JAQUES, Susan Deborah resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-06
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  12. 2020-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-10-01
    DAVIDSON, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-10-28
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    Company incorporated
    As MISBISTER LIMITED
  20. 2015-10-28
    A.J.B. SCHOLES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2015-10-28
    JAQUES, Susan Deborah 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Elizabeth Davidson
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/01/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Susan Deborah Jaquesceased 19/01/2026· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Keith Mark Dobneyceased 10/01/2020· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2015-10-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01450 — SIC 01450

Registered office

The Bothy Snelsetter
Longhope
Stromness
Orkney
KW16 3PA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

A.J.B. SCHOLES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-10-28
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Active
DAVIDSON, Elizabeth
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-10-01
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Active
JAQUES, Susan Deborah
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-10-28 · resigned 2026-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-01-06