PORTAVADIE HOLDINGS 2022 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC328272 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-25

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11010

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

11070SIC 11070
46342SIC 46342
47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Investor take

Pursue

Strong 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

93 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-11-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-15
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
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STOCK, Marthijn Patrick Henry Lucas appointed
director
2021-06-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-28
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-10-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-09-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-05
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STOW, Sarah resigned
director
2020-01-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-15
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BULLOCH, Alexander resigned
director
2019-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-10-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-09-04
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ROCHE, Howard Anthony resigned
director
2017-09-04
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ROCHE, Kathy resigned
director
2017-07-21
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LIND, Linda Ellis resigned
director
2017-07-21
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ROCHE, Howard Anthony appointed
director
2017-07-21
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ROCHE, Kathy appointed
director
2016-10-12
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STOCK, Johann Rudolf resigned
director
2016-09-30
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LIND, Linda Ellis appointed
director
2016-09-30
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STOCK, Johann Rudolf appointed
director
2015-12-06
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PRYDE, Alan John resigned
director
2015-06-01
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PRYDE, Alan John appointed
director
2012-10-17
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RIDDELL, George James appointed
secretary
2012-09-26
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BELIAKOVA, Volha resigned
secretary
2012-08-14
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BELIAKOVA, Volha appointed
secretary
2012-05-23
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STOW, Sarah appointed
director
2011-10-10
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BRIGHT, Steven Charles resigned
director
2011-01-12
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NEIGHBOUR, Pamela Ivy resigned
secretary
2011-01-12
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NEIGHBOUR, Pamela Ivy resigned
director
2011-01-12
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NEIGHBOUR, Thomas William resigned
director
2010-11-24
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BULLOCH, Alexander appointed
director
2009-10-01
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BRIGHT, Steven Charles appointed
director
2007-07-25
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Company incorporated
As PORTAVADIE HOLDINGS 2022 LIMITED
2007-07-25
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NEIGHBOUR, Pamela Ivy appointed
secretary
2007-07-25
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-07-25
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-07-25
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NEIGHBOUR, Pamela Ivy appointed
director
2007-07-25
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NEIGHBOUR, Thomas William appointed
director
2007-07-25
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-director
2007-07-25
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Multiple 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 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Sarah Stow Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest	02/10/2017
Mr George James Riddell Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	20/09/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Johann Rudolf Stockceased 02/10/2017· 50-75% shares
Mrs Sarah Stowceased 21/07/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence

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

Incorporated2007-07-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

82 Argyll Street

Dunoon

PA23 7NJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-26

Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

RIDDELL, George James→

secretary · appointed 2012-10-17

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

STOCK, Marthijn Patrick Henry Lucas→

director · ~50y · appointed 2021-06-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BELIAKOVA, Volha→

secretary · appointed 2012-08-14 · resigned 2012-09-26

Resigned

NEIGHBOUR, Pamela Ivy→

secretary · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2011-01-12

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2007-07-25

Resigned

BRIGHT, Steven Charles→

director · ~73y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2011-10-10

Resigned

BULLOCH, Alexander→

director · ~99y · appointed 2010-11-24 · resigned 2020-01-15

Resigned

LIND, Linda Ellis→

director · ~69y · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2017-07-21

Resigned

NEIGHBOUR, Pamela Ivy→

director · ~90y · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2011-01-12

Resigned

NEIGHBOUR, Thomas William→

director · ~93y · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2011-01-12

Resigned

PRYDE, Alan John→

director · ~57y · appointed 2015-06-01 · resigned 2015-12-06

Resigned

ROCHE, Howard Anthony→

director · ~70y · appointed 2017-07-21 · resigned 2017-09-04

Resigned

ROCHE, Kathy→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-07-21 · resigned 2017-09-04

Resigned

STOCK, Johann Rudolf→

director · ~57y · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2016-10-12

Resigned

STOW, Sarah→

director · ~63y · appointed 2012-05-23 · resigned 2020-02-05

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2007-07-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-17

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-10-17

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2022-07-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-11-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-06-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-10-30