EQUI'S ICE CREAM (MOTHERWELL) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC444271 · 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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£20.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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: 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
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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 £20,073
Net assets shrinking
Down £35,421 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20k
↓ 64% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£18.8k£7.9k
Current assets£33.6k£33.8k
Net assets£20.1k£55.5k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-26
    📄
    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  5. 2024-06-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-05-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-12-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2019-06-20
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2019-06-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-06-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-06-14
    ➕
    COOPER, Garry Craven appointed
    director
  18. 2019-06-14
    ➖
    EQUI, David Vincent resigned
    director
  19. 2018-12-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-03-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EQUI'S ICE CREAM (MOTHERWELL) LTD
  21. 2013-03-05
    ➕
    EQUI, David Vincent 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Garry Craven Cooper
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David Vincent Equiceased 14/06/2019· 75-100% shares

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 SIC47240 — Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores

Registered office

140 Merry Street
Motherwell
ML1 1NA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COOPER, Garry Craven→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-06-14
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Active
EQUI, David Vincent→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-03-05 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-11
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-07-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28