SGRL HOLDING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC440533 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-17

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.

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

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🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

45 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	100	100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-17
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-11-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-14
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THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2016-04-14
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officers · TM02
2016-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2014-11-01
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MURRAY DONALD LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-11-01
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THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-08-29
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SHERRET, John Ritchie William appointed
director
2013-08-29
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LANG, Alistair James resigned
director
2013-01-17
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Company incorporated
As SGRL HOLDING LIMITED
2013-01-17
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MURRAY DONALD LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-01-17
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LANG, Alistair James 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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Maureen Ann Louise Sherret Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	16/01/2025
Mr John Ritchie William Sherret Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	21/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-01-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Ceres Road Ceres Road

Pitscottie

Cupar

KY15 5TD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SHERRET, John Ritchie William→

director · ~65y · appointed 2013-08-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MURRAY DONALD LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-01-17 · resigned 2014-11-01

Resigned

THORNTONS LAW LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-01 · resigned 2016-04-14

Resigned

LANG, Alistair James→

director · ~53y · appointed 2013-01-17 · resigned 2013-08-29

Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-29

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-01-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-12

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-10-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-30

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2023-01-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-11-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-03-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-10-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-03-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-01-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-01-17