KEILLERS PIERCING STUDIO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC474136 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-02
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees11001200

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-01-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2019-08-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2019-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-06-04
    MENZIES, Yvonne resigned
    director
  18. 2014-07-01
    COVERDALE, Yvonne Ethel appointed
    director
  19. 2014-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KEILLERS PIERCING STUDIO LIMITED
  20. 2014-04-02
    MENZIES, Yvonne 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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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: 2026-04-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Yvonne Ethel Coverdale
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

40/42 Brantwood Avenue
Dundee
DD3 6EW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

COVERDALE, Yvonne Ethel
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-07-01
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Active
MENZIES, Yvonne
director · ~85y · appointed 2014-04-02 · resigned 2015-06-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20