FINANCIALEDGE ASSOCIATES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC404364 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-28

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£88.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (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: 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, 2 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

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 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 · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £88,844

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£89k

↑ 4.3% YoY

Current Assets

£91k

↑ 4.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£88.8k	£85.2k
Current assets	£91.5k	£87.7k
Net assets	£88.8k	£85.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-10-14
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accounts · AA
2024-10-10
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accounts · AA
2023-10-07
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accounts · AA
2022-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-15
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accounts · AA
2018-09-17
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accounts · AA
2017-09-24
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accounts · AA
2016-09-07
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accounts · AA
2015-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-08-04
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annual-return · AR01
2014-09-10
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accounts · AA
2014-08-06
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2013-07-29
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annual-return · AR01
2011-07-28
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Company incorporated
As FINANCIALEDGE ASSOCIATES LTD
2011-07-28
➕
ROONEY, Colette appointed
secretary
2011-07-28
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ROONEY, James Andrew appointed
director

Owner dependency

88/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. 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 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Colette Rooney Individual · British · DOB 08/1969 · age 57	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/07/2016
Mr James Andrew Rooney Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/07/2016

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

Incorporated2011-07-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70221 — Financial management

Registered office

62 St. John's Boulevard

Uddingston

Glasgow

G71 7JF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-11

Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ROONEY, Colette→

secretary · appointed 2011-07-28

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Active

ROONEY, James Andrew→

director · ~61y · appointed 2011-07-28

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