RITSONS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC307637 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-29
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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 (58/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18➖NEWTON, Deborah resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-12➕PALOMBO, Daniel Robert appointeddirector
- 2020-10-12➖SIMPSON, Alistair Elliot resigneddirector
- 2020-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2011-09-05➖YEOMAN, John resigneddirector
- 2009-10-22➕SIMPSON, Alistair Elliot appointeddirector
- 2007-06-29➖KONCZAK, Philip Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2007-06-29➕NEWTON, Deborah appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-29➖YOUNG, William Leith resignednominee-director
- 2007-06-26➕YEOMAN, John appointeddirector
- 2006-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs RITSONS LIMITED
- 2006-08-29➕KONCZAK, Philip Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-29➕YOUNG, William Leith appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 |
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Mr Daniel Robert Palombo Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 23/09/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Alistair Elliot Simpsonceased 23/09/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMM ACCOUNTANCY (INVERNESS) LIMITED→ SC279223 · est 2005 | — | — | — | — | 21y | 83 | 58y |
| COPERNICUS TECHNOLOGY LTD→ SC350102 · est 2008 | — | — | £373.8k | — | 17y | 83 | 62y |
| INNES & MACKAY LIMITED→ SC283654 · est 2005 | — | — | £571.2k | — | 21y | 83 | 61y |
| SELF STORAGE - 4 U LIMITED→ SC261522 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 9 | 22y | 83 | 82y |
| ACSMID (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC177791 · est 1997 | — | — | £41.8k | — | 28y | 82 | 71y |
| ANSER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→ SC246199 · est 2003 | — | — | £56.4k | — | 23y | 82 | 62y |
| AWS OCEAN ENERGY LIMITED→ SC268223 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 300 | 21y | 82 | 64y |
| BAYHANARTS LIMITED→ SC097397 · est 1986 | — | — | — | 0 | 40y | 82 | 84y |
| CALEDONIAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC193616 · est 1999 | — | — | £22.4k | — | 27y | 82 | 64y |
| CAMPBELL PLANT (LOCHABER) LTD→ SC303491 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 4 | 19y | 82 | 66y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
The Tower
103 High Street
Elgin
Moray
IV30 1EB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
PALOMBO, Daniel Robert→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KONCZAK, Philip Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-08-29 · resigned 2007-06-29
NEWTON, Deborah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2023-09-18
SIMPSON, Alistair Elliot→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2009-10-22 · resigned 2020-10-12
YEOMAN, John→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2007-06-26 · resigned 2011-09-05
YOUNG, William Leith→
Resignednominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2006-08-29 · resigned 2007-06-29
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Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-12