TELECOSSE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC272989 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-07

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 21.1y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 21.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

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

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 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.

Key financials

2 years 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 · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2025-09-26
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2022-12-29
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2021-12-23
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2019-09-30
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2018-09-27
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2017-09-30
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2016-09-30
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2015-09-29
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2014-11-21
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2014-09-26
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2009-03-09
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HAY, Ian resigned
director
2005-03-17
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2005-02-24
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STUART WILSON DICKSON & CO, Messrs appointed
secretary
2005-02-24
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PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-02-24
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HAY, Ian appointed
director
2005-02-24
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MCCALLUM, Helen Christine resigned
director
2004-09-10
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MENNIE, James John appointed
director
2004-09-10
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MCCALLUM, Helen Christine appointed
director
2004-09-10
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AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-09-10
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PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-09-07
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Company incorporated
As TELECOSSE LIMITED
2004-09-07
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PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-09-07
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AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED appointed
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2004-09-07
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PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

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 69 — 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 69. 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James John Mennie Individual · British · DOB 08/1957 · age 69	50–75%	50–75%	board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence	30/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 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

Incorporated2004-09-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Balgove Barthol Chapel

Oldmeldrum

Aberdeenshire

AB51 0AS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-21

Last: 2026-02-07

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

STUART WILSON DICKSON & CO, Messrs→

secretary · appointed 2005-02-24

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Active

MENNIE, James John→

director · ~69y · appointed 2004-09-10

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Active

PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2005-02-24

Resigned

HAY, Ian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2005-02-24 · resigned 2009-03-09

Resigned

MCCALLUM, Helen Christine→

director · ~69y · appointed 2004-09-10 · resigned 2005-02-24

Resigned

AMERSHAM SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2004-09-10

Resigned

PEMEX SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-09-07 · resigned 2004-09-10

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	17/03/2005	—

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