PHILANTHROPY SCOTLAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC408000 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-22
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£16.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
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 (68/100, 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £16,630

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£17k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↑ 146% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£15k£22k£29k£36kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£16.6k£10.0k
Current assets£36.3k£14.7k
Net assets£16.6k£10.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2024-09-15
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    MAHOOT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  4. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-11-29
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  7. 2021-11-01
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  8. 2021-07-13
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-29
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    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-06-29
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    officers · AP04
  11. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-01
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    MAHOOT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2020-01-01
    ➖
    TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2019-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-06-29
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  18. 2015-09-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2015-01-01
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    ANDERSON, Robert Scott appointed
    director
  20. 2013-08-18
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    CONNELL, Douglas Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2011-09-22
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    Company incorporated
    As PHILANTHROPY SCOTLAND LIMITED
  22. 2011-09-22
    ➕
    TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-09-22
    ➕
    CONNELL, Douglas Andrew 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 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

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.
  • 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 Robert Scott Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-09-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

4 Hope Street
St. Andrews
Fife
KY16 9HJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ANDERSON, Robert Scott→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MAHOOT LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-01-01 · resigned 2024-09-15
Resigned
TURCAN CONNELL COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-09-22 · resigned 2020-01-01
Resigned
CONNELL, Douglas Andrew→
director · ~72y · appointed 2011-09-22 · resigned 2013-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-23
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-06-29
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2020-06-29