ASPIRAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC448302 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 (70/100)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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,535
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£6k
Current Assets
£5k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.5k |
| Current assets | £5.1k |
| Net assets | £-5.5k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-12-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-04-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ASPIRAL CONSULTANCY LIMITED
- 2013-04-23➕SCALLAN, Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Scallan Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Registered office
29 Portland Road
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 2BY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-07
Last: 2026-03-24
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SCALLAN, Peter→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2013-04-23
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-13
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-17