INVERLEITH CAPITAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC437513 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-23
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-28
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2022-12-22
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  4. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2016-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2015-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-12-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2014-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-11-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-04-09
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-11-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2012-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As INVERLEITH CAPITAL LIMITED
  17. 2012-11-23
    OVENS, David Sutherland appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.)

Group structure

Invercap Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Invercap Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
INVERLEITH CAPITAL LIMITED
This company · SC437513

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Invercap Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
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
Incorporated2012-11-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

9 George Street
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 1UP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

OVENS, David Sutherland
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-11-23
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-30