SUNHILL INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC151401 · ltd · incorporated 1994-06-13
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-23
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    WALKER, Elizabeth Ann Haining resigned
    director
  12. 2018-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-06-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2009-03-09
    ➖
    ROWLANDS, Lorna Millar Forbes resigned
    director
  19. 2009-02-16
    ➕
    WALKER, Elizabeth Ann Haining appointed
    director
  20. 2007-05-11
    ➖
    EMANUEL, Michael Barnet Philip resigned
    director
  21. 1999-05-14
    ➕
    EMANUEL, Michael Barnet Philip appointed
    director
  22. 1999-02-24
    ➖
    ROWLANDS, Leonard Anewrin resigned
    director
  23. 1994-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As SUNHILL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  24. 1994-06-13
    ➕
    ROWLANDS, Martin Leonard appointed
    secretary
  25. 1994-06-13
    ➕
    ROWLANDS, Martin Leonard appointed
    director
  26. 1994-06-13
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  27. 1994-06-13
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  28. 1994-06-13
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  29. 1994-06-13
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director
  30. 1994-06-13
    ➕
    ROWLANDS, Leonard Anewrin appointed
    director
  31. 1994-06-13
    ➕
    ROWLANDS, Lorna Millar Forbes appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Leonard Rowlands
Individual · British · DOB 09/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1994-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

14 The Nurseries
Glencarse
Perth
PH2 7NX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ROWLANDS, Martin Leonard→
secretary · appointed 1994-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWLANDS, Martin Leonard→
director · ~78y · appointed 1994-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-06-13 · resigned 1994-06-13
Resigned
EMANUEL, Michael Barnet Philip→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-05-14 · resigned 2007-05-11
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1994-06-13 · resigned 1994-06-13
Resigned
ROWLANDS, Leonard Anewrin→
director · ~112y · appointed 1994-06-13 · resigned 1999-02-24
Resigned
ROWLANDS, Lorna Millar Forbes→
director · ~76y · appointed 1994-06-13 · resigned 2009-03-09
Resigned
WALKER, Elizabeth Ann Haining→
director · ~86y · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2018-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-24