IDEEAZ LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC250120 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-27
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (75/100)

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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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
Average employees1100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-04
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  2. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-30
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-28
    ➖
    MCKAY, Ross Phillips resigned
    secretary
  9. 2023-06-28
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2022-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2003-05-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As IDEEAZ LIMITED
  19. 2003-05-27
    ➕
    MCKAY, Karen Evelyn appointed
    director
  20. 2003-05-27
    ➕
    MCKAY, Ross Phillips appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-05-27
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-05-27
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-05-27
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-05-27
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-05-27
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-05-27
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mrs Karen Evelyn Mckay
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2003-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

235/7 Corstorphine Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7AR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCKAY, Karen Evelyn→
director · ~58y · appointed 2003-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKAY, Ross Phillips→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2023-06-28
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2003-05-27
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2003-05-27
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-27 · resigned 2003-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-02