WALLS & FUTURES (GP) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC362221 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-06
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-03-31
Total assets£1
Current assets£1
Net assets£1

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-20
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2024-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-18
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2016-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2011-01-01
    ➖
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  17. 2009-07-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WALLS & FUTURES (GP) LIMITED
  18. 2009-07-06
    ➕
    MCTAGGART, Joseph Kariuki appointed
    director
  19. 2009-07-06
    ➕
    BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2009-07-06
    ➕
    VOGE, Julian Cecil Arthur appointed
    director
  21. 2009-07-06
    ➖
    VOGE, Julian Cecil Arthur resigned
    director
  22. 2009-07-06
    ➕
    ATHOLL INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  23. 2009-07-06
    ➖
    ATHOLL INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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.)

Group structure

Walls & Futures Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Walls & Futures Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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WALLS & FUTURES (GP) LIMITED
This company · SC362221

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
Walls & Futures Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-07-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Brodies Llp Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCTAGGART, Joseph Kariuki→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-07-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRODIES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-07-06 · resigned 2011-01-01
Resigned
VOGE, Julian Cecil Arthur→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-07-06 · resigned 2009-07-06
Resigned
ATHOLL INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-07-06 · resigned 2009-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-06