ZAP PRODUCTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC451109 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-29
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Landscape service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2024-07-31
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    MAITLAND, Susan resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-05-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-04-24
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    MAITLAND, Susan appointed
    secretary
  12. 2020-04-24
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    LEITCH, Kerri resigned
    director
  13. 2020-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-08-29
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    LEITCH, Kerri appointed
    director
  18. 2017-08-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2017-07-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2016-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2014-12-13
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    PARKER, William Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2013-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ZAP PRODUCTS LTD
  23. 2013-05-29
    ➕
    HOWIE, Kenneth appointed
    director
  24. 2013-05-29
    ➕
    PARKER, William Alexander appointed
    director

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 Kenneth Howie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares29/05/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81300 — Landscape service activities

Registered office

Unit 2 Glenburn Road
Prestwick
Ayrshire
KA9 2NS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HOWIE, Kenneth→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-05-29
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Active
MAITLAND, Susan→
secretary · appointed 2020-04-24 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
LEITCH, Kerri→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-08-29 · resigned 2020-04-24
Resigned
PARKER, William Alexander→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-05-29 · resigned 2014-12-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-05-01