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💤Zombieactive

SC312600 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-27

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 2025

Net worth

£66.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £66,882

Cash draining

Cash down 76% YoY

Cash YoY

-76%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£616

↓ 76% YoY

Net Worth

£67k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£104k

↓ 1.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Total assets	£66.9k	£66.4k
Current assets	£103.7k	£105.7k
Cash	£616	£2.6k
Net assets	£66.9k	£66.4k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-04-23
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2023-09-19
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2021-06-28
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2018-04-24
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2007-06-18
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RITCHIE, Daryl Ingrid appointed
secretary
2007-06-18
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RITCHIE, John appointed
director
2006-11-28
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2006-11-28
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2006-11-27
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Company incorporated
As HOME IN LTD
2006-11-27
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
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2006-11-27
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr John Ritchie Individual · British · DOB 02/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Simon Ritchie Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Alistair Ritchie Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr John Ritchie Individual · British · DOB 06/1941 · age 85	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-11-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Account Tax Ltd

Traill Drive

Montrose

Angus

DD10 8SW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-11

Last: 2025-11-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

RITCHIE, Daryl Ingrid→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-18

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Active

RITCHIE, John→

director · ~85y · appointed 2007-06-18

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Active

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2006-11-28

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-27 · resigned 2006-11-28

Resigned

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