RIVER NAVER (NOMINEES) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC154391 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: medium (77/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-11-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-24➕MACAUSLAN, Alexa Tamsyn appointeddirector
- 2019-09-24➖WRIGHT, Norman John Duncan resignedsecretary
- 2019-09-24➖GUNN, John Barnetson resigneddirector
- 2019-09-24➖WRIGHT, Norman John Duncan resigneddirector
- 2019-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 1994-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs RIVER NAVER (NOMINEES) LIMITED
- 1994-11-21➕WRIGHT, Norman John Duncan appointedsecretary
- 1994-11-21➕GUNN, John Barnetson appointeddirector
- 1994-11-21➕WRIGHT, Norman John Duncan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Alexa Tamsyn Macauslan Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 19/05/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Norman John Duncan Wrightceased 19/05/2022· 25-50% shares
- Mr John Barnetson Gunnceased 19/05/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-11-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
C/O Brodies Llp Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-05
Last: 2025-11-21
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MACAUSLAN, Alexa Tamsyn→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WRIGHT, Norman John Duncan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-11-21 · resigned 2019-09-24
GUNN, John Barnetson→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1994-11-21 · resigned 2019-09-24
WRIGHT, Norman John Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1994-11-21 · resigned 2019-09-24
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Recent filings (76 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-23