PLYE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC206109 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-11
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

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£277.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
88 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £277,189

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£277k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£55k£111k£166k£222k£277kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.2k£2.2k
Net assets£277.2k£277.2k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2022-12-22
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  5. 2022-03-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2020-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  8. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2018-09-12
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  10. 2018-07-04
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    address · AD01
  11. 2017-11-13
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  12. 2016-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2012-04-27
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    KELLY, Marie-Jane resigned
    secretary
  16. 2009-02-17
    ➖
    GROVE-WHITE, Jane Caroline resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-02-17
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    KELLY, Marie-Jane appointed
    secretary
  18. 2005-02-22
    ➕
    GROVE-WHITE, Jane Caroline appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-08-27
    ➖
    ROSSITER, Sheelagh Jane Charlotte resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-06-12
    ➕
    ROSSITER, Sheelagh Jane Charlotte appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-02-28
    ➖
    MACEWAN, John Carlyle resigned
    director
  22. 2000-11-07
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    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-07-07
    ➕
    MACEWAN, John Carlyle appointed
    director
  24. 2000-06-27
    ➕
    DICKSON, Belinda Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2000-06-27
    ➕
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-06-27
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-06-27
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2000-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As PLYE DESIGN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  29. 2000-04-11
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-04-11
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) 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 26 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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alastair Ronald Dickson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
50–75%
—50-75% shares10/04/2017
Mrs Belinda Jane Dickson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/04/2017

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
Incorporated2000-04-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6 Atholl Crescent
Perth
PH1 5JN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-25
Last: 2026-04-11

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

DICKSON, Belinda Jane→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-06-27
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Active
GROVE-WHITE, Jane Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-22 · resigned 2009-02-17
Resigned
KELLY, Marie-Jane→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-17 · resigned 2012-04-27
Resigned
ROSSITER, Sheelagh Jane Charlotte→
secretary · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2004-08-27
Resigned
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-27 · resigned 2000-11-07
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-04-11 · resigned 2000-06-27
Resigned
MACEWAN, John Carlyle→
director · ~62y · appointed 2000-07-07 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-04-11 · resigned 2000-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16