CULYER SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC328288 · 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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£64.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (76/100)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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £64,070
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£64k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£94k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £70.5k | £56.2k |
| Current assets | £93.6k | £89.0k |
| Net assets | £64.1k | £45.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-02-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-11📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-08-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31➖CULYER, Barbara May resignedsecretary
- 2021-08-31➖CULYER, Barbara May resigneddirector
- 2021-08-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-08-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2007-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CULYER SAFETY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2007-07-25➕CULYER, Martyn John appointeddirector
- 2007-07-25➕CULYER, Barbara May appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-25➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-07-25➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-07-25➕CULYER, Barbara May appointeddirector
- 2007-07-25➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-07-25➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "CULYER" — 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 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin John Culyer Individual · British · DOB 03/1958 · age 68 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Barbara May Culyerceased 31/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Barbara May Culyerceased 31/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-07-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
51 Rae Street
Dumfries
Dumfriesshire
DG1 1JD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
CULYER, Martyn John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-07-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CULYER, Barbara May→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2021-08-31
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2007-07-25
CULYER, Barbara May→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2021-08-31
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-25 · resigned 2007-07-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (70 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-02-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-11