RELOCATION SCOTLAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC317543 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-01
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
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 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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
Metric2025-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As RELOCATION SCOTLAND LIMITED
  17. 2007-03-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Howard John appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-03-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Mary Josephine appointed
    director
  19. 2007-03-01
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-03-01
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-03-01
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  22. 2007-03-01
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — 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 72 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Mary Josephine Smith
Individual · British · DOB 04/1954 · age 72
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2007-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

57 Desswood Place 57 Desswood Place
Aberdeen
AB25 2EF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SMITH, Howard John→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-01
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Active
SMITH, Mary Josephine→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-03-01
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Active
HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-19