INVERBLOOM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC150291 · ltd · incorporated 1994-04-18

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.1y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 32.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-01-22
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2023-01-31
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2022-02-10
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2021-05-14
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2020-01-14
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2019-01-16
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accounts · AA
2018-04-23
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address · AD01
2018-01-11
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accounts · AA
2017-01-21
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2016-05-03
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2016-01-07
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2015-05-01
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accounts · AA
1995-10-13
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JAMIESON, Hazel appointed
secretary
1995-10-13
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MARTIN, Stephen resigned
secretary
1995-10-13
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MARTIN, Stephen resigned
director
1994-07-01
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1994-04-18
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Company incorporated
As INVERBLOOM LIMITED
1994-04-18
➕
JAMIESON, Graeme Mark appointed
director
1994-04-18
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MARTIN, Stephen appointed
secretary
1994-04-18
➕
REID, Brian appointed
nominee-secretary
1994-04-18
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REID, Brian resigned
nominee-secretary
1994-04-18
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MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
nominee-director
1994-04-18
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MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
nominee-director
1994-04-18
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MARTIN, Stephen appointed
director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Graeme Mark Jamieson Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1994-04-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Unit 2 Balvonie Of Inshes

Inshes

Inverness

IV2 5BB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-02

Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

JAMIESON, Hazel→

secretary · appointed 1995-10-13

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Active

JAMIESON, Graeme Mark→

director · ~55y · appointed 1994-04-18

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Active

MARTIN, Stephen→

secretary · appointed 1994-04-18 · resigned 1995-10-13

Resigned

REID, Brian→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-04-18 · resigned 1994-04-18

Resigned

MABBOTT, Stephen→

nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1994-04-18 · resigned 1994-04-18

Resigned

MARTIN, Stephen→

director · ~70y · appointed 1994-04-18 · resigned 1995-10-13

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	01/07/1994	—

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