ANN SCOTT CONSULTING LTD
💤Zombieactive
11443260 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-02
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 2024
Net worth
£95.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £95,476
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£91k
Net Worth
£95k
Current Assets
£175k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £95.5k | — |
| Current assets | £175.3k | — |
| Cash | £91.1k | — |
| Debtors | £84.2k | — |
| Net assets | £95.5k | — |
| Average employees | — | 500 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-17➖SCOTT, Ann Denise resigneddirector
- 2025-10-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-10-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-08➖LEVY, Jessica Ann resigneddirector
- 2024-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-31➖REARDON, Jennifer Ann resigneddirector
- 2024-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-01➕CAMPBELL-GRAY, Rosanna Margaret appointeddirector
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-10-01➕LEVY, Jessica Ann appointeddirector
- 2019-10-01➕REARDON, Jennifer Ann appointeddirector
- 2018-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ANN SCOTT CONSULTING LTD
- 2018-07-02➕SCOTT, Ann Denise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Ann Scott Associates Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Ann Scott Associates Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ANN SCOTT CONSULTING LTD
This company · 11443260
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Rosanna Campbell-Gray Individual · British · DOB 11/1995 · age 31 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 14/10/2025 |
Ann Scott Associates Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 14/10/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Ann Denise Scottceased 14/10/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Units 2 & 3 West Down Farm
Corton Denham
Sherborne
Dorset
DT9 4LG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
CAMPBELL-GRAY, Rosanna Margaret→
Activedirector · ~31y · appointed 2023-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEVY, Jessica Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2019-10-01 · resigned 2024-09-08
REARDON, Jennifer Ann→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-10-01 · resigned 2024-01-31
SCOTT, Ann Denise→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2018-07-02 · resigned 2025-11-17
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02