THINK BUBBLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC194605 · ltd · incorporated 1999-03-24

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

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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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	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

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

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-12-29
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2024-12-19
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2024-01-01
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accounts · AA
2022-12-29
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2021-12-31
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2021-04-06
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2019-12-16
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2019-01-04
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accounts · AA
2017-12-31
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accounts · AA
2016-12-30
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accounts · AA
2016-05-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-04
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accounts · AA
2015-05-13
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annual-return · AR01
2014-12-31
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accounts · AA
2014-03-26
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annual-return · AR01
2014-03-11
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REDPATH, Victoria Jane appointed
secretary
2014-03-10
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GOLDIE, Susan Elizabeth resigned
secretary
1999-03-24
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Company incorporated
As THINK BUBBLE LIMITED
1999-03-24
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ANDERTON, Ian Reid appointed
director
1999-03-24
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GOLDIE, Susan Elizabeth appointed
secretary

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 27 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 Ian Reid Anderton Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	11/04/2016

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

Incorporated1999-03-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Ferniebank House 5 Sunnylaw Road

Bridge Of Allan

Stirling

FK9 4QA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-07

Last: 2026-03-24

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

REDPATH, Victoria Jane→

secretary · appointed 2014-03-11

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Active

ANDERTON, Ian Reid→

director · ~51y · appointed 1999-03-24

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Active

GOLDIE, Susan Elizabeth→

secretary · appointed 1999-03-24 · resigned 2014-03-10

Resigned

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