ONE PEBBLE CONSULTING LTD

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SC619887 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-01
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£10.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: high (80/100)

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

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
14 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £10,187

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£19kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£35.0k£6.5k
Current assets£9.7k£18.7k
Net assets£10.2k£6.5k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ONE PEBBLE CONSULTING LTD
  8. 2019-02-01
    PLUMMER, Stephen Philip appointed
    director
  9. 2019-02-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 61. 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
Mr Stephen Philip Plummer
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/02/2019

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
Incorporated2019-02-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

16 Marion Wilson View
Larbert
FK5 4TP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PLUMMER, Stephen Philip
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-02-01
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Recent filings (14 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2019-02-01