STRING THEM UP LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC262704 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-29

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	—	£54.5k
Current assets	—	£61.2k
Cash	—	£59.7k
Debtors	—	£1.5k
Net assets	—	£54.3k
Average employees	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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-09-23
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accounts · AA
2024-08-29
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accounts · AA
2023-12-12
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accounts · AA
2022-07-25
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accounts · AA
2021-08-17
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accounts · AA
2020-06-29
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accounts · AA
2019-06-26
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accounts · AA
2018-09-26
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accounts · AA
2017-10-12
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accounts · AA
2017-02-07
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officers · CH01
2017-02-07
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2016-06-03
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accounts · AA
2016-02-04
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annual-return · AR01
2015-05-20
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accounts · AA
2015-02-03
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annual-return · AR01
2007-09-28
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MACDONALD, Elizabeth Catriona appointed
secretary
2007-09-28
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CARROLL, Brian Anthony appointed
director
2007-09-28
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MACDONALD, Irene resigned
secretary
2007-09-28
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MACDONALD, Elizabeth Catriona resigned
director
2004-01-29
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Company incorporated
As STRING THEM UP LTD.
2004-01-29
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MACDONALD, Irene appointed
secretary
2004-01-29
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-29
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-01-29
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MACDONALD, Elizabeth Catriona appointed
director
2004-01-29
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CODIR LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-01-29
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CODIR LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-01-29
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2004-01-29
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COSEC LIMITED 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

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 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Elizabeth Catriona Macdonald Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Brian Anthony Carroll Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-01-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6th Floor Gordon Chambers

90 Mitchell Street

Glasgow

G1 3NQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-12

Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MACDONALD, Elizabeth Catriona→

secretary · appointed 2007-09-28

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Active

CARROLL, Brian Anthony→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-09-28

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Active

MACDONALD, Irene→

secretary · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2007-09-28

Resigned

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2004-01-29

Resigned

MACDONALD, Elizabeth Catriona→

director · ~60y · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2007-09-28

Resigned

CODIR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2004-01-29

Resigned

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-29 · resigned 2004-01-29

Resigned

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