ALLSQUARE (EDINBURGH) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC262217 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-20
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 2 address
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 4 address
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 4 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-05
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-11-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-11-01
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2018-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-12-31
    ➖
    DONOGHUE, David resigned
    director
  19. 2006-01-12
    ➕
    DONOGHUE, David appointed
    director
  20. 2005-03-31
    ➖
    OGILVIE, Maryann resigned
    director
  21. 2004-08-31
    ➕
    DONOGHUE, David appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-08-31
    ➖
    DONOGHUE, Jane Susan resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLSQUARE (EDINBURGH) LIMITED
  24. 2004-01-20
    ➕
    DONOGHUE, Jane Susan appointed
    director
  25. 2004-01-20
    ➕
    DONOGHUE, Jane Susan appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-01-20
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-01-20
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-01-20
    ➕
    OGILVIE, Maryann appointed
    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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 22 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Donoghue
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/06/2022
Mrs Jane Susan Donoghue
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% 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
Incorporated2004-01-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

31 Starbank Road
Edinburgh
EH5 3BY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DONOGHUE, David→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONOGHUE, Jane Susan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DONOGHUE, Jane Susan→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-20 · resigned 2004-08-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-20 · resigned 2004-01-20
Resigned
DONOGHUE, David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-01-12 · resigned 2011-12-31
Resigned
OGILVIE, Maryann→
director · ~74y · appointed 2004-01-20 · resigned 2005-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20