YAHOORSIR LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC249815 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-21
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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 (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
60 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-01-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-01-01
    ➕
    HORNE, Max appointed
    director
  10. 2022-01-01
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    HORNE, Marianne resigned
    director
  11. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-06-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2016-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-05-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2014-07-01
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    HORNE, Marianne appointed
    director
  20. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    HORNE, Maxwell resigned
    director
  21. 2006-03-09
    ➖
    HORNE, Shona Kim resigned
    director
  22. 2005-09-01
    ➕
    HORNE, Trudi appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-09-01
    ➖
    HORNE, Shona Kim resigned
    secretary
  24. 2003-05-23
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-05-23
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-05-21
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    Company incorporated
    As YAHOORSIR LTD
  27. 2003-05-21
    ➕
    HORNE, Shona Kim appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-05-21
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-05-21
    ➕
    HORNE, Maxwell appointed
    director
  30. 2003-05-21
    ➕
    HORNE, Shona Kim appointed
    director
  31. 2003-05-21
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Max Horne
Individual · British · DOB 06/1952 · age 74
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
Incorporated2003-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

6 Kinneddar Mains Steading
Saline
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 9LJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

HORNE, Trudi→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-01
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Active
HORNE, Max→
director · ~74y · appointed 2022-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HORNE, Shona Kim→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-21 · resigned 2005-09-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-21 · resigned 2003-05-23
Resigned
HORNE, Marianne→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-07-01 · resigned 2022-01-01
Resigned
HORNE, Maxwell→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-05-21 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
HORNE, Shona Kim→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-05-21 · resigned 2006-03-09
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-21 · resigned 2003-05-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-15