SOURCE TOURISM SOLUTIONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC298238 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-06
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
£145
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £145
Very low cash
Cash position: £3
Net assets shrinking
Down £760 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£3
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£145
↓ 84% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.6k | £29.7k |
| Current assets | £53.4k | £60.0k |
| Cash | £3 | £455 |
| Debtors | £18.1k | £24.3k |
| Net assets | £145 | £905 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2018-07-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-07-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-07-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-06-12➕PIRIE, Kirstie Ann appointedsecretary
- 2017-06-12➖MCPHERSON, Mary Theresa resignedsecretary
- 2017-06-12➖MCPHERSON, Mary Theresa resigneddirector
- 2006-03-06🏢Company incorporatedAs SOURCE TOURISM SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2006-03-06➕PIRIE, Kirstie Ann appointeddirector
- 2006-03-06➕MCPHERSON, Mary Theresa appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-06➕MCPHERSON, Mary Theresa appointeddirector
Owner dependency
85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Kirstie Ann Pirie Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Ross William Pirie Individual · British · DOB 11/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 30/03/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Mary Theresa Mcphersonceased 12/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
3 Cameron Square
Fort William
Inverness-Shire
PH33 6AJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
PIRIE, Kirstie Ann→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-06-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PIRIE, Kirstie Ann→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2006-03-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCPHERSON, Mary Theresa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-03-06 · resigned 2017-06-12
MCPHERSON, Mary Theresa→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-03-06 · resigned 2017-06-12
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Recent filings (62 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-03-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-03-19