PLOYS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC196178 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-12
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). 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: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
85 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.

Key financials

1 year 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
Metric2025-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-04-14
    ➖
    PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2021-04-14
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-01-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-12-10
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  16. 2018-12-10
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2018-12-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2018-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-07-31
    ➖
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2012-07-31
    ➕
    PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2006-04-01
    ➕
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1999-06-01
    ➕
    CONNON, Roger Gordon appointed
    director
  24. 1999-06-01
    ➖
    DURANO LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1999-05-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PLOYS LIMITED
  26. 1999-05-12
    ➕
    LEDINGHAM CHALMERS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1999-05-12
    ➕
    DURANO LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 27 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 candidate

Strong 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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Eunice Ann Farquhar Connon
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/12/2018
Mr Roger Gordon Connon
Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting07/04/2017

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
Incorporated1999-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

18 Gordondale Road
Aberdeen
AB15 5LZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CONNON, Roger Gordon→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEDINGHAM CHALMERS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-05-12 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-01 · resigned 2012-07-31
Resigned
PINSENT MASONS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-07-31 · resigned 2021-04-14
Resigned
DURANO LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-05-12 · resigned 1999-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (85 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-05