HENDERLAND PRODUCTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC279725 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-10

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 Apr 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

62/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

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

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

62/100Worth a look

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Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2023-04-29	2022-04-29
Total assets	—	£22.4k
Current assets	—	£72.2k
Cash	—	£449
Debtors	—	£71.7k
Net assets	—	£-7.8k

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-04-10
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-03-25
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-18
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-09-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-09-18
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2017-02-15
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2017-02-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2017-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-02-15
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2007-12-06
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KIRKWOOD, Anne resigned
secretary
2007-12-06
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RILEY, Elizabeth Bowie resigned
director
2007-05-16
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CONNELLY, Patrick resigned
secretary
2007-05-16
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KIRKWOOD, Anne appointed
secretary
2007-05-16
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CONNELLY, Paul resigned
director
2007-05-16
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RILEY, Elizabeth Bowie appointed
director
2005-02-10
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Company incorporated
As HENDERLAND PRODUCTIONS LTD
2005-02-10
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BLAIR, Lesley appointed
secretary
2005-02-10
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BLAIR, Malcolm Ernest appointed
director
2005-02-10
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CONNELLY, Patrick appointed
secretary
2005-02-10
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-02-10
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-02-10
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CONNELLY, Paul appointed
director
2005-02-10
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CODIR LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-02-10
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CODIR LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2005-02-10
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-02-10
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-01-29

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-02-24

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Malcolm Ernest Blair Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Lesley Mary Blair Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	11/02/2017

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

11 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

Incorporated2005-02-10

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: 2025-01-29OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2023-04-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2025-02-24OVERDUE

Last: 2024-02-10

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BLAIR, Lesley→

secretary · appointed 2005-02-10

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Active

BLAIR, Malcolm Ernest→

director · ~67y · appointed 2005-02-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CONNELLY, Patrick→

secretary · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2007-05-16

Resigned

KIRKWOOD, Anne→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2007-12-06

Resigned

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2005-02-10

Resigned

CONNELLY, Paul→

director · ~64y · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2007-05-16

Resigned

RILEY, Elizabeth Bowie→

director · ~67y · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2007-12-06

Resigned

CODIR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2005-02-10

Resigned

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2005-02-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2025-04-10

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-27

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

accounts · AA

2024-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-10

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

accounts · AA

2022-11-30

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

accounts · AA

2022-04-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-10

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

accounts · AA

2021-09-21

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2021-04-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-17

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-02-11

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

accounts · AA

2020-01-31

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

accounts · AA

2019-02-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-02-13