UCHOOSETHENEWS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC333565 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (75/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-25
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  2. 2024-01-18
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  3. 2023-01-25
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  4. 2022-01-20
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  5. 2021-12-29
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  6. 2021-12-23
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  7. 2021-03-26
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  8. 2019-09-16
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  9. 2018-10-19
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  10. 2017-12-18
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  11. 2017-02-21
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  12. 2015-12-15
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  13. 2015-08-21
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  14. 2015-01-20
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  15. 2014-11-14
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  16. 2007-12-29
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  17. 2007-12-29
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD resigned
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  18. 2007-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As UCHOOSETHENEWS LIMITED
  19. 2007-11-07
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    TAYLOR, Andrew David appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-11-07
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    RAMSAY, Myrid Elizabeth appointed
    director
  21. 2007-11-07
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    @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD appointed
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  22. 2007-11-07
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    @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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
Myrid Elizabeth Ramsay
Individual · British · DOB 09/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/11/2016

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
Incorporated2007-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

80 Houston Road
Formakin Estate
Near Bishopton
Renfrewshire
PA7 5NX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

TAYLOR, Andrew David→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAMSAY, Myrid Elizabeth→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
@UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-11-07 · resigned 2007-12-29
Resigned
@UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-11-07 · resigned 2007-12-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
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2025-07-25
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2024-11-13
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2024-01-18
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2023-11-08
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2023-01-25
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2022-11-16
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2022-01-20
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accounts · AA
2021-12-29
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accounts · AA01
2021-12-23
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2021-11-12
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accounts · AA
2021-03-26
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2020-12-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-20
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2019-09-16