NIGEL STACY-MARKS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC151085 · ltd · incorporated 1994-05-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 30.0y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-08-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-08-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-08-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2010-09-30➖STACY-MARKS, Nigel Timothy Layton resigneddirector
- 2004-10-22➕STACY-MARKS, Virginia appointeddirector
- 1996-04-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Adam & Company PLC
- 1994-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs NIGEL STACY-MARKS LIMITED
- 1994-05-26➕STACY MARKS, Virginia Mary appointedsecretary
- 1994-05-26➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-05-26➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1994-05-26➕STACY-MARKS, Nigel Timothy Layton appointeddirector
- 1994-05-26➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1994-05-26➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "STACY-MARKS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Virginia Stacy-Marks Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| PERTHSHIRE FOOD SAFETY LTD→ SC394454 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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
Incorporated1994-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC55209 — Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Registered office
Wester Cluny
Wester Cluny
Aberfeldy
PH15 2JT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
STACY MARKS, Virginia Mary→
Activesecretary · appointed 1994-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STACY-MARKS, Virginia→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2004-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-05-26 · resigned 1994-05-26
STACY-MARKS, Nigel Timothy Layton→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1994-05-26 · resigned 2010-09-30
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-05-26 · resigned 1994-05-26
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Adam & Company Adam & Company PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 26/04/1996 | — |
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Recent filings (91 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-29