NITHSDALE TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC468876 · 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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 78300Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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, 4 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
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-15
    ➖
    MCLAUCHLAN, Mark resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-01-10
    ➕
    MCLAUCHLAN, Mark appointed
    director
  11. 2020-01-10
    ➖
    MURRAY, Keneth resigned
    director
  12. 2020-01-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-01-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-01-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-06
    ➖
    HOWAT, Stefan Clint resigned
    director
  17. 2018-12-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-04-14
    ➕
    HOWAT, Stefan Clint appointed
    director
  21. 2014-04-14
    ➕
    MURRAY, Keneth appointed
    director
  22. 2014-02-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NITHSDALE TRADING LIMITED
  23. 2014-02-03
    ➕
    MCLAUCHLAN, Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. 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 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 Alan Mclauchlan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-02-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

26 Brewery Street
Dumfries
DG1 2RP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-15
Last: 2026-01-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCLAUCHLAN, Alan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-02-03
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Active
HOWAT, Stefan Clint→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-04-14 · resigned 2020-01-06
Resigned
MCLAUCHLAN, Mark→
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-01-10 · resigned 2026-01-15
Resigned
MURRAY, Keneth→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-04-14 · resigned 2020-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-14