WASP BUSINESS SUPPLIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC485006 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-22
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
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: high (81/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
28 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-12-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-12-01
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    O'MALLEY, John Graham Cameron resigned
    secretary
  6. 2023-12-01
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    O'MALLEY, John Graham resigned
    director
  7. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-04-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2014-08-22
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    Company incorporated
    As WASP BUSINESS SUPPLIES LIMITED
  18. 2014-08-22
    ➕
    MULRANEY, Michael appointed
    director
  19. 2014-08-22
    ➕
    O'MALLEY, John Graham Cameron appointed
    secretary
  20. 2014-08-22
    ➕
    O'MALLEY, John Graham 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Mulraney
Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2014-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Lime Tree House
North Castle Street
Alloa
FK10 1EX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MULRANEY, Michael→
director · ~58y · appointed 2014-08-22
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Active
O'MALLEY, John Graham Cameron→
secretary · appointed 2014-08-22 · resigned 2023-12-01
Resigned
O'MALLEY, John Graham→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-08-22 · resigned 2023-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-23