SIR IAIN NOBLE & PARTNERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC208134 · ltd · incorporated 2000-06-08

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

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Fund management activities

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company 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 (79/100)

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

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

70 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	—	£1
Current assets	—	£1
Net assets	—	£1
Average employees	0	—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-08-11
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2024-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-02
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RAMSAY, William Alan Grant resigned
director
2019-08-02
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officers · TM01
2019-08-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-03-13
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-07-26
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-07-22
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-09-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-12-01
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MACKINNON, Eoghainn resigned
secretary
2010-12-25
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NOBLE, Lucilla Charlotte James, Lady appointed
director
2010-12-25
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NOBLE, Iain Andrew, Sir resigned
director
2003-05-20
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MACKINNON, Eoghainn appointed
secretary
2003-05-20
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BURNESS resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-08-30
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MACLEOD, Fergus Iain resigned
director
2000-06-23
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MACLEOD, Fergus Iain appointed
director
2000-06-23
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NOBLE, Iain Andrew, Sir appointed
director
2000-06-23
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RAMSAY, William Alan Grant appointed
director
2000-06-22
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BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2000-06-08
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Company incorporated
As SIR IAIN NOBLE & PARTNERS LIMITED
2000-06-08
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BURNESS appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-06-08
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BURNESS (DIRECTORS) 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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "NOBLE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Lady Lucilla Noble Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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CAMPBELL & MCCONNACHIE LIMITED→ SC314177 · est 2007 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	19y	80	63y
DALZIELS PRIVATE PERSONAL FINANCE LIMITED→ SC243222 · est 2003	—	—	£142.9k	—	23y	80	61y
DUNDONNELL INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC226018 · est 2001	—	—	—	100	24y	80	82y
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MACKENZIE TAYLOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD.→ SC313079 · est 2006	—	—	£107.3k	—	19y	80	64y
MUNRO & NOBLE FINANCIAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC227417 · est 2002	—	—	—	0	24y	80	66y
NORTHWAY FINANCE LIMITED→ SC075393 · est 1981 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	44y	80	84y

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2000-06-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities

Registered office

An Oifig

Eilean Iarmain

Sleit An T-Eilean

Sgitheanach

IV43 8QR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

NOBLE, Lucilla Charlotte James, Lady→

director · ~67y · appointed 2010-12-25

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Active

MACKINNON, Eoghainn→

secretary · appointed 2003-05-20 · resigned 2014-12-01

Resigned

BURNESS→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-06-08 · resigned 2003-05-20

Resigned

MACLEOD, Fergus Iain→

director · ~66y · appointed 2000-06-23 · resigned 2000-08-30

Resigned

NOBLE, Iain Andrew, Sir→

director · ~91y · appointed 2000-06-23 · resigned 2010-12-25

Resigned

RAMSAY, William Alan Grant→

director · ~68y · appointed 2000-06-23 · resigned 2019-08-02

Resigned

BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-06-08 · resigned 2000-06-22

Resigned

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