ASPIRE CONTINUITY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC226806 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-09
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 May 2025
Net worth
£857
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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, 5 with DOB)
83
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
76 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 £857

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£857
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£171£343£514£686£857May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£262£262
Net assets£857£857

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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  2. 2025-01-22
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  3. 2024-01-19
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  4. 2023-01-24
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  5. 2022-03-14
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  6. 2021-04-26
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  7. 2020-01-27
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  8. 2019-01-21
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  9. 2018-01-25
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  10. 2017-01-23
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  11. 2016-02-23
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  12. 2016-02-04
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  13. 2015-01-22
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  14. 2015-01-22
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  15. 2015-01-22
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2014-03-31
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    AYRE, Robert Houston, Mr. resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-01-31
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    TEED, David appointed
    director
  18. 2011-01-31
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    AYRE, Jennifer Anne resigned
    director
  19. 2011-01-31
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    AYRE, Robert Houston, Mr. resigned
    director
  20. 2009-01-30
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    PUDNEY, David Robertson resigned
    director
  21. 2009-01-30
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    PURDIE, Alexander David resigned
    director
  22. 2006-10-09
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    PUDNEY, David Robertson appointed
    director
  23. 2006-10-09
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    PURDIE, Alexander David appointed
    director
  24. 2002-01-14
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    AYRE, Robert Houston, Mr. appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-01-14
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    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-01-14
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    AYRE, Jennifer Anne appointed
    director
  27. 2002-01-14
    ➕
    AYRE, Robert Houston, Mr. appointed
    director
  28. 2002-01-14
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    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ASPIRE CONTINUITY LIMITED
  30. 2002-01-09
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2002-01-09
    ➕
    HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 59. Early succession window.
  • 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 24 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 David Teed
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Springfield House
Laurelhill Business Park
Stirling
FK7 9JQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

TEED, David→
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AYRE, Robert Houston, Mr.→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2014-03-31
Resigned
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-09 · resigned 2002-01-14
Resigned
AYRE, Jennifer Anne→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2011-01-31
Resigned
AYRE, Robert Houston, Mr.→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2011-01-31
Resigned
PUDNEY, David Robertson→
director · ~69y · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2009-01-30
Resigned
PURDIE, Alexander David→
director · ~76y · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2009-01-30
Resigned
HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-09 · resigned 2002-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

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2026-02-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-21