S A MARKETING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC649521 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-12
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 2022
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
46
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 2021Dec 2022

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2022-12-312021-12-31
Average employees-100-100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-01-14
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  3. 2024-12-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-04-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-10-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-10
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-11-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-10-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-10-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As S A MARKETING LTD
  14. 2019-12-12
    ANTHONY, Simon appointed
    director
  15. 2019-12-12
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2019-12-12
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2019-12-12
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  18. 2019-12-12
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  19. 2019-12-12
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  20. 2019-12-12
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2019-12-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2019-12-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2019-12-12
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  24. 2019-12-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2019-12-12
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  26. 2019-12-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2019-12-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2019-12-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

2 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-12-26

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Anthony
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
sig. influencesignificant influence12/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Codir Limitedceased 12/12/2019· 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
Incorporated2019-12-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Horizon Ca
5 La Belle Place
Glasgow
G3 7LH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-09-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2022-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-12-26OVERDUE
Last: 2023-12-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ANTHONY, Simon
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-12-12
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Active
COSEC LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-12-12 · resigned 2019-12-12
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-12 · resigned 2019-12-12
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2019-12-12 · resigned 2019-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-26
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-01-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-30