2 SCOOP DESIGNS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09186014 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-21
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees1000

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-07-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2014-08-26
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    BORSBERRY, Stuart appointed
    director
  19. 2014-08-21
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    Company incorporated
    As 2 SCOOP DESIGNS LIMITED
  20. 2014-08-21
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  21. 2014-08-21
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    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

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Stuart Borsberry
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

191 Hurricane Way
Woodley
Reading
RG5 4UH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-18
Last: 2025-10-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BORSBERRY, Stuart→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2014-08-21 · resigned 2014-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-05