STORAGE PRODUCTS SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC166051 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-03

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 · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
· Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
· Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
· Opportunity score: 71 → 61

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "zombie"

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 6 negative signals vs 1 positive.

↓Lifecycle stage: mature → zombie
·Investment thesis: unclassified → zombie_hold
↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
↓Opportunity score: 71 → 61
↓Hygiene score: 70 → 60
+4 more

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£54.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

61/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45190

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

80100Private security activities

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

No charge records returned

Directors & officers

No officers data

Ownership & PSC

No PSC data returned

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

No filing history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

61/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £54,888

Net assets shrinking

Down £85,436 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£55k

↓ 61% YoY

Current Assets

£157k

↓ 22% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£54.9k	£140.3k
Current assets	£157.3k	£200.9k
Net assets	£54.9k	£140.3k

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

Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand

1996-06-03
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Company incorporated
As STORAGE PRODUCTS SERVICES LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+No director turnover: Company is 30 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-17

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A T W TRANSPORT LTD.→ SC217667 · est 2001	—	—	—	—	25y	82	59y
BROOK STREET AUTOS LIMITED→ SC140531 · est 1992	—	—	—	6	33y	82	72y
CENTRAL GARAGE (STIRLING) LTD→ SC378947 · est 2010	—	—	£126.3k	—	16y	82	72y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1996-06-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190

Registered office

Easterton West

Stirling Road

Denny

FK6 6RF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-17OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-03