A E SCOTT HOLDINGS 2 LTD

💤Zombieactive
14802935 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-14
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 2026
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Net assets£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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-09-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-09-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-02-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-02-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-12-05
    MCWILLIAMS, Paul Edward resigned
    director
  11. 2023-12-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2023-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-05-11
    MCWILLIAMS, Paul Edward appointed
    director
  15. 2023-05-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-05-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2023-05-11
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-05-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2023-04-17
    MCWILLIAMS, Shayne Scott resigned
    director
  20. 2023-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-04-14
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    Company incorporated
    As A E SCOTT HOLDINGS 2 LTD
  22. 2023-04-14
    SCOTT, Andrea appointed
    director
  23. 2023-04-14
    MCWILLIAMS, Shayne Scott appointed
    director
  24. 2023-04-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SCOTT" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shayne Scott Mcwilliams
Individual · British · DOB 02/2006 · age 20
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/02/2024
Miss Andrea Scott
Individual · British · DOB 06/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/04/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Paul Edward Mcwilliamsceased 10/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Paul Edward Mcwilliamsceased 05/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Shayne Scott Mcwilliamsceased 14/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Varsity House 2 Falcon Court
Preston Farm Industrial Estate
Stockton-On-Tees
TS18 3TS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SCOTT, Andrea
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-04-14
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Active
MCWILLIAMS, Paul Edward
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-05-11 · resigned 2023-12-05
Resigned
MCWILLIAMS, Shayne Scott
director · ~20y · appointed 2023-04-14 · resigned 2023-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05