HOMEQUEST HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC444162 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-05
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
£-247.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Glazing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £247,757
Cash YoY
+95%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£15k
↑ 95% YoY
Net Worth
-£248k
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£248k-£175k-£102k-£28k£45k£118kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£-247.8k£-243.2k
Current assets£73.6k£117.9k
Cash£15.1k£7.8k
Debtors£3.7k£4.1k
Net assets£-247.8k£-243.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-10-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-12-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-20
    ➕
    JM TAYLOR appointed
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2019-03-20
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  14. 2018-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-02
    ➖
    DAVIDSON ACCOUNTING resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2018-05-02
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2018-05-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2017-10-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2013-03-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HOMEQUEST HOME IMPROVEMENTS LTD
  20. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    MORRISON, Gary appointed
    director
  21. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    DAVIDSON ACCOUNTING appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

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 64. 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gary Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares05/03/2017

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
Incorporated2013-03-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43342 — Glazing

Registered office

7 Ythan Terrace
Ellon
AB41 9LJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-30
Last: 2026-03-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

JM TAYLOR→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-03-20
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Active
MORRISON, Gary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-03-05
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Active
DAVIDSON ACCOUNTING→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2018-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08