RIGDELUGE GLOBAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC425450 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-01
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
£717.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 09900
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71129Other engineering activities
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
  • 84250SIC 84250
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -44% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 4 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
29 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £717,671
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,023 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 44% YoY
Cash YoY
-44%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£142k
↓ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£718k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£250k
↓ 37% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£144k£287k£431k£575k£719kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£717.7k£718.7k
Current assets£250.3k£398.6k
Cash£141.7k£251.0k
Debtors£108.6k£147.5k
Net assets£717.7k£718.7k

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

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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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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-31
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  2. 2024-03-27
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  3. 2024-02-02
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  4. 2023-06-14
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  5. 2022-06-23
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  6. 2021-06-28
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  7. 2020-06-30
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  8. 2019-03-29
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  9. 2018-03-28
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  10. 2017-03-30
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  11. 2016-07-19
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  12. 2016-03-31
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  13. 2015-07-07
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  14. 2015-03-12
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  15. 2014-08-12
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  16. 2014-02-24
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  17. 2012-06-01
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    Company incorporated
    As RIGDELUGE GLOBAL LIMITED
  18. 2012-06-01
    ➕
    LC SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2012-06-01
    ➕
    GARDEN, Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2012-06-01
    ➕
    LEIPER, Pamela Summers appointed
    director
  21. 2012-06-01
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    LEIPER, Pamela Summers 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 14 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 Ian Garden
Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
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
Incorporated2012-06-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC09900 — SIC 09900

Registered office

Johnstone House
52-54 Rose Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1HA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

LC SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-06-01
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Active
GARDEN, Ian→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-06-01
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Active
LEIPER, Pamela Summers→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-06-01 · resigned 2012-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-29