REALISE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC394005 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-22

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

£6.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £6,639

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£7k

↑ 199% YoY

Current Assets

£13k

↑ 5899% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£6.6k	£-6.7k
Current assets	£12.7k	£211
Net assets	£6.6k	£-6.7k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-11-26
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accounts · AA
2024-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-05
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-02-28
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officers · TM01
2019-02-13
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ROBERTSON, Graeme James resigned
director
2018-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-09-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-15
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annual-return · AR01
2015-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-10-17
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ROBERTSON, Marilyn Jean, Dr appointed
director
2011-02-22
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Company incorporated
As REALISE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2011-02-22
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
secretary
2011-02-22
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
secretary
2011-02-22
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MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
director
2011-02-22
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MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
director
2011-02-22
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ROBERTSON, Graeme James appointed
director
2011-02-22
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
director
2011-02-22
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
Dr Marilyn Jean Robertson Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/06/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Graeme James Robertsonceased 29/08/2018· 25-50% shares

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 →

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8 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

Incorporated2011-02-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

40 Skelmorlie Castle Road

Skelmorlie

Ayrshire

PA17 5EE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-08

Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Marilyn Jean, Dr→

director · ~69y · appointed 2012-10-17

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Active

TRAINER, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2011-02-22 · resigned 2011-02-22

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

director · ~56y · appointed 2011-02-22 · resigned 2011-02-22

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Graeme James→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-02-22 · resigned 2019-02-13

Resigned

TRAINER, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2011-02-22 · resigned 2011-02-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-20

replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name

officers · RP01AP01

2026-03-17