PINK POODLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC237375 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-26
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 23.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
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
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-12-12
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-07-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2023-06-04
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    DUNN, Winnifred resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-21
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2021-12-21
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    Charge satisfied #1
  13. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-12-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2004-05-04
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    DUNN, Winnifred appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-05-03
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    BLANE, William resigned
    secretary
  21. 2002-10-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2002-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As PINK POODLE LIMITED
  23. 2002-09-26
    ➕
    KINNAIRD, Tracy Ann Marie appointed
    director
  24. 2002-09-26
    ➕
    BLANE, William appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-09-26
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    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-09-26
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    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-09-26
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    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2002-09-26
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    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • 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
Ms Tracy Ann Marie Kinnaird
Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54
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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

C/O Malcolm Shepherd & Co Ltd 1/1, 151 Kirkintilloch Road
Bishopbriggs
Glasgow
G64 2LS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

KINNAIRD, Tracy Ann Marie→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLANE, William→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-26 · resigned 2004-05-03
Resigned
DUNN, Winnifred→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-04 · resigned 2023-06-04
Resigned
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-26 · resigned 2002-09-26
Resigned
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-26 · resigned 2002-09-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property25/10/200221/12/2021

Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-02-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-24