TRICKER COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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SC224703 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-29
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

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Last 90 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£6
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public relations and communications activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£34k
Net Worth
£6
Current Assets
£53k
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£6
Current assets£52.5k
Cash£34.2k
Debtors£18.3k
Net assets£6

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-10-17
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  4. 2022-09-27
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  5. 2021-09-06
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  6. 2020-06-09
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  7. 2020-03-20
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    officers · AP03
  8. 2020-03-19
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    GOW, Stephen John appointed
    secretary
  9. 2019-07-29
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  10. 2019-05-29
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2018-09-18
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  12. 2017-06-30
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  13. 2016-07-05
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  14. 2015-11-02
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  15. 2015-10-02
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-01-05
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  17. 2013-10-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2006-12-01
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    COOK, Stephen John resigned
    director
  19. 2005-01-01
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    COOK, Stephen John appointed
    director
  20. 2001-11-01
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    TRICKER, Edward Forbes appointed
    secretary
  21. 2001-11-01
    ➕
    TRICKER, Beverley appointed
    director
  22. 2001-11-01
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    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-11-01
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    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2001-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As TRICKER COMMUNICATIONS LTD
  25. 2001-10-29
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    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-10-29
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    PF & S (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 "TRICKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Tricker Tricker
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70210 — Public relations and communications activities

Registered office

19 Victoria Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1UU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

GOW, Stephen John→
secretary · appointed 2020-03-19
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Active
TRICKER, Edward Forbes→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-01
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Active
TRICKER, Beverley→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2001-11-01
Resigned
COOK, Stephen John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-01-01 · resigned 2006-12-01
Resigned
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-10-29 · resigned 2001-11-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property18/10/2013—
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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
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accounts · AA
2025-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-09
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officers · AP03
2020-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-29