ADP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC592124 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-245
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
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
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £245
Very low cash
Cash position: £1
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£245
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£245-£196-£147-£97-£48£1Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-245£-245
Cash£1£1
Net assets£-245£-245

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-06
    ➕
    MCCAFFREY, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-05-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-07-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-06-30
    ➖
    SEMPLE, Kelly Margaret resigned
    director
  9. 2023-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-07-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-07-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-07-30
    ➕
    MCCAFFREY, Marie appointed
    director
  19. 2018-07-30
    ➕
    SEMPLE, Kelly Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2018-07-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-07-27
    ➖
    MCCAFFERY, Anthony resigned
    director
  22. 2018-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADP (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  23. 2018-03-21
    ➕
    MCCAFFERY, Anthony appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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 Marie Mccaffrey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Anthony Mccaffreyceased 30/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Unit 3, Morris Park
37 Rosyth Road
Glasgow
G5 0YD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCCAFFREY, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2025-05-06
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Active
MCCAFFREY, Marie→
director · ~59y · appointed 2018-07-30
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Active
MCCAFFERY, Anthony→
director · ~64y · appointed 2018-03-21 · resigned 2018-07-27
Resigned
SEMPLE, Kelly Margaret→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-07-30 · resigned 2024-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06