RYANCOVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC222140 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-10
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-12
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  3. 2024-05-14
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  4. 2023-05-31
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  5. 2022-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-09-01
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  13. 2015-05-26
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  14. 2014-08-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-01-01
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    TOD, Karen resigned
    director
  16. 2010-07-06
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    TOD, Karen appointed
    director
  17. 2009-10-12
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    MURRAY, William resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-10-12
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    MURRAY, William resigned
    director
  19. 2006-09-05
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    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-09-05
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    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun resigned
    director
  21. 2006-09-05
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    THOMSON, James Williams resigned
    director
  22. 2006-06-01
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    TOD, Richard Steven appointed
    director
  23. 2006-06-01
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    MURRAY, William appointed
    secretary
  24. 2006-06-01
    ➕
    MURRAY, William appointed
    director
  25. 2005-08-18
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    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-08-18
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    NEILSON, James Falconer resigned
    secretary
  27. 2005-08-18
    ➕
    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
    director
  28. 2004-09-15
    ➖
    GREENHALGH, Mark Colley resigned
    director
  29. 2004-09-15
    ➖
    NEILSON, James Falconer resigned
    director
  30. 2004-09-15
    ➕
    THOMSON, James Williams appointed
    director
  31. 2001-10-01
    ➖
    THOMSON, James Williams resigned
    director
  32. 2001-08-23
    ➕
    NEILSON, James Falconer appointed
    secretary
  33. 2001-08-23
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2001-08-23
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    GREENHALGH, Mark Colley appointed
    director
  35. 2001-08-23
    ➕
    NEILSON, James Falconer appointed
    director
  36. 2001-08-23
    ➕
    THOMSON, James Williams appointed
    director
  37. 2001-08-23
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2001-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As RYANCOVE LIMITED
  39. 2001-08-10
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2001-08-10
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Steven Tod
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2001-08-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

25 Craigs Road
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH12 8EJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

TOD, Richard Steven→
director · ~56y · appointed 2006-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→
secretary · appointed 2005-08-18 · resigned 2006-09-05
Resigned
MURRAY, William→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2009-10-12
Resigned
NEILSON, James Falconer→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2005-08-18
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-10 · resigned 2001-08-23
Resigned
GREENHALGH, Mark Colley→
director · ~61y · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2004-09-15
Resigned
HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→
director · ~76y · appointed 2005-08-18 · resigned 2006-09-05
Resigned
MURRAY, William→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2009-10-12
Resigned
NEILSON, James Falconer→
director · ~88y · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2004-09-15
Resigned
THOMSON, James Williams→
director · ~72y · appointed 2004-09-15 · resigned 2006-09-05
Resigned
THOMSON, James Williams→
director · ~72y · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2001-10-01
Resigned
TOD, Karen→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-07-06 · resigned 2014-01-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-08-10 · resigned 2001-08-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-22