PEAK BUSINESS PERFORMANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC272269 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-20

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£-225.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.8y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 21.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £225,327

Cash draining

Cash down 68% YoY

Cash YoY

-68%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£2k

↓ 68% YoY

Net Worth

-£225k

↓ 1.8% YoY

Current Assets

£3k

↓ 67% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-29	2024-06-29
Total assets	£-225.3k	£-221.3k
Current assets	£2.6k	£7.9k
Cash	£2.5k	£7.7k
Debtors	£122	£162
Net assets	£-225.3k	£-221.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-03-27
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2025-03-28
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2024-03-29
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2023-01-30
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accounts · AA
2021-08-30
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address · AD01
2021-08-06
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accounts · AA
2021-07-05
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2020-09-24
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2020-09-07
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address · AD01
2019-03-28
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accounts · AA
2018-09-28
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2018-03-29
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2016-11-10
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2016-09-29
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2015-10-03
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2015-09-23
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ANDERSON, James resigned
secretary
2010-02-17
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ANDERSON, James appointed
secretary
2010-02-17
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GILL, Kathryn Fiona resigned
secretary
2004-09-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2004-08-20
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Company incorporated
As PEAK BUSINESS PERFORMANCE LIMITED
2004-08-20
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GILL, David appointed
director
2004-08-20
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GILL, Kathryn Fiona appointed
secretary
2004-08-20
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-08-20
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

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 67. 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Gill Individual · British · DOB 12/1959 · age 67	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	20/08/2016

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

Incorporated2004-08-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

C/O Business Oxygen, Accountants Unit 4, Dunnikier Business Park

Midfield Drive

Kirkcaldy

Fife

KY1 3LW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-29

Last made up to: 2025-06-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-03

Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

GILL, David→

director · ~67y · appointed 2004-08-20

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Active

ANDERSON, James→

secretary · appointed 2010-02-17 · resigned 2015-09-23

Resigned

GILL, Kathryn Fiona→

secretary · appointed 2004-08-20 · resigned 2010-02-17

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-20 · resigned 2004-08-20

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	14/09/2004	—

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Recent filings (55 total)

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accounts · AA

2026-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-08-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-08-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-07-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-09-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-09-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-08-21