SKI SLOPE SERVICES LIMITED

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SC091970 · ltd · incorporated 1985-03-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
£611.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £611,681

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£612k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£633k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£127k£253k£380k£506k£633kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£624.2k£480.9k
Current assets£632.7k£450.2k
Net assets£611.7k£478.7k

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

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 (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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  2. 2025-02-19
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  3. 2024-02-26
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  4. 2023-02-22
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  5. 2022-02-23
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  6. 2021-02-23
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  7. 2020-02-21
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  8. 2019-02-19
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  9. 2018-02-26
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  10. 2017-06-29
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  11. 2017-06-29
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  12. 2017-06-26
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  13. 2017-06-26
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  14. 2017-06-26
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  15. 2017-04-06
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  16. 2017-04-06
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  17. 2017-04-03
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    HALHEAD, Richard resigned
    director
  18. 2017-03-27
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    HALHEAD, Richard Thomas Miles resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-03-27
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    HALHEAD, Richard appointed
    director
  20. 2017-03-27
    ➖
    HALHEAD, Richard Thomas Miles resigned
    director
  21. 2006-08-18
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    FREEBOROUGH, Susan Jane resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-08-18
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    HALHEAD, Richard Thomas Miles appointed
    secretary
  23. 2004-07-21
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    LOTHIAN, Charles Innes appointed
    director
  24. 2001-06-01
    ➕
    FREEBOROUGH, Susan Jane appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-05-23
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    HALHEAD, Heather Anne resigned
    secretary
  26. 2001-05-23
    ➖
    HALHEAD, Heather resigned
    director
  27. 1996-12-31
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    HALHEAD, Heather Anne appointed
    secretary
  28. 1996-02-24
    ➖
    HALHEAD, James Verdon resigned
    director
  29. 1992-01-16
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    HALHEAD, James Verdon resigned
    secretary
  30. 1985-03-05
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    Company incorporated
    As SKI SLOPE SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sheona Anne Grant
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares07/04/2017
Mr Innes Lothian
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/12/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Halheadceased 07/04/2017· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1985-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190

Registered office

Nether Scythie
Glenisla
Blairgowrie
PH11 8QQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

LOTHIAN, Charles Innes→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREEBOROUGH, Susan Jane→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2006-08-18
Resigned
HALHEAD, Heather Anne→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-31 · resigned 2001-05-23
Resigned
HALHEAD, James Verdon→
secretary · resigned 1992-01-16
Resigned
HALHEAD, Richard Thomas Miles→
secretary · appointed 2006-08-18 · resigned 2017-03-27
Resigned
HALHEAD, Heather→
director · ~70y · resigned 2001-05-23
Resigned
HALHEAD, James Verdon→
director · ~110y · resigned 1996-02-24
Resigned
HALHEAD, Richard→
director · ~73y · appointed 2017-03-27 · resigned 2017-04-03
Resigned
HALHEAD, Richard Thomas Miles→
director · ~73y · resigned 2017-03-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (113 total)

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2026-02-11
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2026-01-05
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accounts · AA
2025-02-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
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2024-02-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
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accounts · AA
2023-02-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
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2022-02-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
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accounts · AA
2021-02-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
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accounts · AA
2020-02-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-19