THOROGOOD CONSULTANTS

💤Zombieactive

SC323789 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2007-05-16

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 09100

Sector: Mining & quarrying

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

09900SIC 09900
33160SIC 33160
72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

27 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

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2009-05-19
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2009-05-19
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officers · 288b
2009-04-30
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MACKINNONS resigned
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2008-06-09
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2007-07-25
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2007-06-05
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2007-05-16
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Company incorporated
As THOROGOOD CONSULTANTS
2007-05-16
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THOROGOOD, Clare Judith appointed
secretary
2007-05-16
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THOROGOOD, John Laurence, Dr appointed
director
2007-05-16
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MACKINNONS appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-05-16
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SCOTT, Charles Marshall appointed
director
2007-05-16
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SCOTT, Charles Marshall resigned
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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOROGOOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — 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 74 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr John Laurence Thorogood Individual · British · DOB 03/1952 · age 74	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Clare Judith Thorogood Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	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

Typeprivate-unlimited

Incorporated2007-05-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC09100 — SIC 09100

Registered office

Gady House

Leslie

Insch

Aberdeenshire

AB52 6NT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-30

Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

THOROGOOD, Clare Judith→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-16

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Active

THOROGOOD, John Laurence, Dr→

director · ~74y · appointed 2007-05-16

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Active

MACKINNONS→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2009-04-30

Resigned

SCOTT, Charles Marshall→

director · ~73y · appointed 2007-05-16 · resigned 2007-05-16

Resigned

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