SNUGBE LTD

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SC468861 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-03
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2016-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-11-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2016-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As SNUGBE LTD
  17. 2014-02-03
    ➕
    BARBOUR, William appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-02-03
    ➕
    BARBOUR, William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 William Barbour
Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares03/02/2017

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
Incorporated2014-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

10 South Isle Road
Ardrossan
KA22 7PX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BARBOUR, William→
secretary · appointed 2014-02-03
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BARBOUR, William→
director · ~74y · appointed 2014-02-03
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-21