MOVE IT STRATHCLYDE LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC383747 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-16

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£515.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Removal services

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (76/100)

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

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £515,052

Net assets shrinking

Down £20,031 YoY

Cash YoY

-8%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£152k

↓ 8.2% YoY

Net Worth

£515k

↓ 3.7% YoY

Current Assets

£152k

↓ 11% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£515.1k	£535.1k
Current assets	£152.4k	£171.0k
Cash	£152.4k	£166.0k
Net assets	£515.1k	£535.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-02-16
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2025-05-07
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2024-04-25
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2023-05-09
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2022-05-24
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2021-05-29
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2020-05-28
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2019-05-22
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2019-04-05
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officers · CH01
2018-05-29
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2017-05-30
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2016-06-01
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2015-09-02
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2015-09-01
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2015-06-02
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2010-08-16
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Company incorporated
As MOVE IT STRATHCLYDE LTD
2010-08-16
➕
ODONNELL, Anne appointed
secretary
2010-08-16
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ODONNELL, Mark Gerard appointed
director
2010-08-16
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VALAITIS, Peter Anthony appointed
director
2010-08-16
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VALAITIS, Peter Anthony resigned
director

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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. 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 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Gerard Odonnell Individual · British · DOB 08/1968 · age 58	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	15/08/2016

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

Incorporated2010-08-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49420 — Removal services

Registered office

175 High Street

Dumbarton

G82 1NW

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-14

Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ODONNELL, Anne→

secretary · appointed 2010-08-16

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Active

ODONNELL, Mark Gerard→

director · ~58y · appointed 2010-08-16

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Active

VALAITIS, Peter Anthony→

director · ~76y · appointed 2010-08-16 · resigned 2010-08-16

Resigned

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