SUESAID LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC362338 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-08

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

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

£17.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £17,702

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£18k

Current Assets

£31k

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-07-29	2024-07-31
Total assets	£17.7k	—
Current assets	£31.4k	—
Net assets	£17.7k	—
Average employees	—	0

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
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replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-25
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-21
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2019-07-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2018-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2009-08-24
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BATES, Donald appointed
secretary
2009-08-24
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BATES, Donald appointed
director
2009-07-08
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Company incorporated
As SUESAID LIMITED
2009-07-08
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
secretary
2009-07-08
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
secretary
2009-07-08
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MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
nominee-director
2009-07-08
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MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
nominee-director
2009-07-08
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
director
2009-07-08
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

93/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-14

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Donald Bates Individual · British · DOB 02/1953 · age 73	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence	08/07/2016
Mrs Marilyn Bates Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	17/10/2023

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

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 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

Incorporated2009-07-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 5 Gateway Business Park

Beancross Road

Grangemouth

FK3 8WX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-29

Last made up to: 2025-07-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-14OVERDUE

Last: 2025-02-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BATES, Donald→

secretary · appointed 2009-08-24

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Active

BATES, Donald→

director · ~73y · appointed 2009-08-24

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Active

TRAINER, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2009-07-08 · resigned 2009-07-08

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

nominee-director · ~56y · appointed 2009-07-08 · resigned 2009-07-08

Resigned

TRAINER, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2009-07-08 · resigned 2009-07-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-28

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date

confirmation-statement · RP01CS01

2026-04-08

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

address · AD01

2026-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-03-19

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-02-24

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-07-15

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-04-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-02-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-03-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-05-25