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SC407323 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-13

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Dormant / non-trading with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). 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 (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

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

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

36 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30

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 (20 events)Click to expand

2025-06-30
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2024-06-30
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2023-12-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-12-14
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address · AD01
2023-12-14
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officers · CH04
2023-12-14
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officers · CH01
2023-09-26
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officers · CH01
2023-05-03
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accounts · AA
2022-06-29
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accounts · AA
2021-06-01
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accounts · AA
2020-08-25
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accounts · AA
2019-06-26
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accounts · AA
2018-06-27
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accounts · AA
2017-06-29
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accounts · AA
2016-06-19
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accounts · AA
2011-10-10
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AITKEN, Brian Mitchell appointed
director
2011-10-10
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KERR, John Neilson resigned
director
2011-09-13
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Company incorporated
As GET STUCK IN LIMITED
2011-09-13
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AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-09-13
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KERR, John Neilson appointed
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 79 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 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 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.)

Group structure

Anderson Strathern Nominees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Anderson Strathern Nominees Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Anderson Strathern Nominees Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2011-09-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

C/O Anderson Strathern Llp

58 Morrison Street

Edinburgh

EH3 8BP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-27

Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-09-13

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Active

AITKEN, Brian Mitchell→

director · ~79y · appointed 2011-10-10

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Active

KERR, John Neilson→

director · ~70y · appointed 2011-09-13 · resigned 2011-10-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-06-30

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2023-12-14

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-12-14

change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH04

2023-12-14

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-12-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-09-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-05-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-06-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-06-01