GEO-PLANT LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC400973 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-06
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£-15.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09900
Sector: Mining & quarrying
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,070
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£15k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£6k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£15k-£11k-£7k-£2k£2k£6kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£-15.1k£-15.0k
Current assets£6.3k£6.3k
Cash£6.1k£6.1k
Debtors£173£173
Net assets£-15.1k£-15.0k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-03-27
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  3. 2023-06-27
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  4. 2022-06-29
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  5. 2021-06-29
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  6. 2020-03-30
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  7. 2019-03-29
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  8. 2018-03-06
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  9. 2017-03-30
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  10. 2016-06-17
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  11. 2016-06-10
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  12. 2016-03-31
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  13. 2015-06-15
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  14. 2015-03-27
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  15. 2015-03-09
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  16. 2014-06-23
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  17. 2011-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As GEO-PLANT LTD.
  18. 2011-06-06
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Niall appointed
    director
  19. 2011-06-06
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-06-06
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2011-06-06
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  22. 2011-06-06
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 15 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Niall John Mclean
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09900 — SIC 09900

Registered office

Drumbreck Farm Eastfield Road
Caldercruix
Airdrie
Lanarkshire
ML6 7RP

Filing status

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

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MCLEAN, Niall→
director · ~48y · appointed 2011-06-06
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-06-06 · resigned 2011-06-06
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-06-06 · resigned 2011-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
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accounts · AA
2024-03-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
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accounts · AA
2021-06-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-06-12