CAPE GOOD HOPE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC257719 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-16
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
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £2
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
~ YoY
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2£2
Cash£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2022-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-01-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2004-02-17
    ➕
    MAY, Ann Rachael appointed
    secretary
  17. 2004-02-17
    ➕
    MCINTYRE, James Alastair appointed
    director
  18. 2004-02-17
    ➖
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2004-02-17
    ➖
    VINDEX LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  20. 2004-02-17
    ➖
    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2003-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CAPE GOOD HOPE LIMITED
  22. 2003-10-16
    ➕
    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-10-16
    ➕
    VINDEX LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-10-16
    ➕
    VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    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 22 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 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ann Rachael May
Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/12/2022
Mr James Alastair Mcintyre
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Estate Office
Sorn Castle
Mauchline
Ayrshire
KA5 6HR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MAY, Ann Rachael→
secretary · appointed 2004-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCINTYRE, James Alastair→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-02-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2004-02-17
Resigned
VINDEX LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2004-02-17
Resigned
VINDEX SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-16 · resigned 2004-02-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03