SMITH PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC344603 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-19
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
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£3
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (77/100)

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, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3
Very low cash
Cash position: £3
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3
~ YoY
Net Worth
£3
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1£1£2£2£3Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£3£3
Cash£3£3
Net assets£3£3

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2021-07-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2016-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-11-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-11-23
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    KNOX, Cameron appointed
    director
  16. 2016-11-23
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    RAE, Andrew John resigned
    director
  17. 2016-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-07-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2013-05-31
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    WILLIAMS, Mary Russell resigned
    secretary
  20. 2013-05-31
    ➖
    CLYDESDALE, Thomas William resigned
    director
  21. 2013-05-31
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Mary Russell resigned
    director
  22. 2008-06-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SMITH PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 2008-06-19
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Mary Russell appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-06-19
    ➕
    CLYDESDALE, Thomas William appointed
    director
  25. 2008-06-19
    ➕
    RAE, Andrew John appointed
    director
  26. 2008-06-19
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Mary Russell appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Group structure

Smith Packaging Products Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Smith Packaging Products Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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SMITH PACKAGING SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC344603

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Smith Packaging Products Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/06/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Rapid Export Packing Services Ltd.ceased 20/06/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2008-06-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Unit C
Lochlands Industrial Estate
Larbert
Stirlingshire
FK5 8NS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

KNOX, Cameron→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Mary Russell→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-19 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
CLYDESDALE, Thomas William→
director · ~85y · appointed 2008-06-19 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned
RAE, Andrew John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-06-19 · resigned 2016-11-23
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Mary Russell→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-06-19 · resigned 2013-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-07-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-07