SWEEPING BETTY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC449893 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-13

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 opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 90 → 70
· Opportunity score: 73 → 64
· Bankability: 75 → 65
· Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative

Opportunity decay

softening · 6-months

Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.

· 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Opportunity score: 73 → 64
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
↓Bankability: 75 → 65
·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

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

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

46 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	5	500

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

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-07-07
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-25
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-11-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-01-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-03
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-29
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2020-02-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-24
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-05-14
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move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2019-05-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2013-05-13
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Company incorporated
As SWEEPING BETTY LIMITED
2013-05-13
➕
FIELD, Elizabeth Mary appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Elizabeth Mary Field Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	15/04/2016

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

Incorporated2013-05-13

Jurisdictionscotland

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

Registered office

4 Albert Place

Perth

PH2 8JE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-13OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FIELD, Elizabeth Mary→

director · ~48y · appointed 2013-05-13

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Recent filings (46 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-07-07

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-29

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-04-24

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address

address · AD02

2024-04-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-01-03

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-01-03

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

accounts · AA

2023-09-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-03

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-04-26

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

accounts · AA

2022-09-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-03