SELL YOUR OWN HOME LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC262762 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-02
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- · Opportunity score: 72 → 80
- · Bankability: 65 → 75
- · Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
- · 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ↑Opportunity score: 72 → 80
- ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
- ↑Bankability: 65 → 75
- ·Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£7.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), 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 (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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
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
82 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £7,889
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£8k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£10k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.9k | £7.9k |
| Current assets | £10.0k | £10.0k |
| Net assets | £7.9k | £7.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-05-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-04-23📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-07➖BARBOUR, Ryan resigneddirector
- 2023-04-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-23📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-04-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-04-01➕BARBOUR, Ryan appointeddirector
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30➖MACKENZIE, Kayleigh resignedsecretary
- 2018-02-02➖COOPER, Elaine resignedsecretary
- 2018-02-02➕MACKENZIE, Kayleigh appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-01➕COOPER, Elaine appointedsecretary
- 2011-02-26➖BARBOUR, Shirley resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-02🏢Company incorporatedAs SELL YOUR OWN HOME LIMITED
- 2004-02-02➕BARBOUR, Charles appointeddirector
- 2004-02-02➕BARBOUR, Shirley appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-02➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-02➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 candidateStrong 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles Barbour Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies
Registered office
45 Craigard Terrace
Inverness
IV3 8PS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
BARBOUR, Charles→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2004-02-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARBOUR, Shirley→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2011-02-26
COOPER, Elaine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2018-02-02
MACKENZIE, Kayleigh→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-02-02 · resigned 2021-09-30
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-02 · resigned 2004-02-02
BARBOUR, Ryan→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2023-06-07
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Recent filings (82 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-14