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.

🔒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

filing

• 1 accounts

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