EASTSHORE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC202620 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-23
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 · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: News agency activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (75/100)

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 (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
66 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2000-01-21
    MCLELLAN, Ailsa appointed
    secretary
  17. 2000-01-21
    CURRIE, Gordon James appointed
    director
  18. 2000-01-21
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2000-01-21
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 1999-12-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EASTSHORE LIMITED
  21. 1999-12-23
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1999-12-23
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 Gordon James Currie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63910 — News agency activities

Registered office

14 Windsor Terrace
Perth
Perthshire
PH2 0BA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCLELLAN, Ailsa
secretary · appointed 2000-01-21
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Active
CURRIE, Gordon James
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-01-21
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-23 · resigned 2000-01-21
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-23 · resigned 2000-01-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-04