STREETWISE ORIENTATION & NAVIGATION SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC232053 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-27
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 May 2025
Net worth
£41.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
63 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 £41,695
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,539 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£42k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£18k£27k£35k£44kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£41.7k£44.2k
Current assets£41.7k£44.2k
Net assets£41.7k£44.2k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2005-07-25
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    P C MCFARLANE & CO SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2005-04-01
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    MCGRAIL, Marion resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As STREETWISE ORIENTATION & NAVIGATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
  20. 2002-05-27
    ➕
    MCGRAIL, Peter appointed
    director
  21. 2002-05-27
    ➕
    MCGRAIL, Marion appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-05-27
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-05-27
    ➖
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-05-27
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-05-27
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70 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

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
Mr Peter Mcgrail
Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

37 Main Road
East Wemyss
Kirkcaldy
KY1 4RA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-02
Last: 2025-05-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

P C MCFARLANE & CO SOLICITORS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGRAIL, Peter→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGRAIL, Marion→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-27 · resigned 2005-04-01
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-05-27 · resigned 2002-05-27
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-05-27 · resigned 2002-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-29