GOVAN ORIGINALS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC438998 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£95.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 15200
Sector: Manufacturing
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: 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: high (81/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
41 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 £95,183

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£95k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£38k£57k£76k£95kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£95.2k£95.1k
Current assets£2.9k£3.0k
Net assets£95.2k£95.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-03-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-03-31
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-03-31
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2019-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-10-11
    ➖
    CURRIE, Diana resigned
    director
  19. 2012-12-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GOVAN ORIGINALS LTD
  20. 2012-12-17
    ➕
    SEFTON, Kevin Simon appointed
    director
  21. 2012-12-17
    ➕
    CURRIE, Diana appointed
    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 13 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 Kevin Simon Sefton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
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
Incorporated2012-12-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC15200 — SIC 15200

Registered office

11 Netherdale Crescent
Wishaw
Lanarkshire
ML2 0DN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SEFTON, Kevin Simon→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-12-17
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Active
CURRIE, Diana→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-12-17 · resigned 2013-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-31