INGLESIDE CONSULTANCIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC229961 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). 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 (76/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,100
Cash YoY
+210%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 210% YoY
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 108% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.1k£2.0k
Current assets£6.5k£4.4k
Cash£3.1k£1.0k
Net assets£4.1k£2.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-04
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-11-04
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    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-11-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-10-31
    HAY, Irene Nancy resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-10-31
    HAY, Irene Nancy resigned
    director
  7. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-21
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  9. 2022-12-13
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  10. 2021-12-30
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  11. 2020-12-29
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  12. 2019-12-24
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  13. 2018-12-27
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  14. 2017-12-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-23
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  16. 2016-03-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-12-23
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2002-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As INGLESIDE CONSULTANCIES LIMITED
  19. 2002-04-05
    HAY, James Dawson, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2002-04-05
    HAY, Irene Nancy appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-04-05
    HAY, Irene Nancy appointed
    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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HAY, Irene Nancy resigned 2025-10-31; HAY, Irene Nancy resigned 2025-10-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr James Dawson Hay
Individual · British · DOB 05/1943 · age 83
2550%
25-50% shares08/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Irene Nancy Hayceased 31/10/2025· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2002-04-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

Ingleside 20 Glenview
Menstrie
Clackmannanshire
FK11 7HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-11
Last: 2025-12-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HAY, James Dawson, Dr
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-04-05
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Active
HAY, Irene Nancy
secretary · appointed 2002-04-05 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
HAY, Irene Nancy
director · ~77y · appointed 2002-04-05 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-29