STROMBERG SHIPPING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC492855 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-05
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 Dec 2023
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1
Very low cash
Cash position: £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
£1
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Dec 2022Dec 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-12-312022-12-31
Total assets£25.1k
Current assets£1
Cash£1
Net assets£1

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-09
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2024-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-12-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2016-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-11-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2016-03-09
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2014-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STROMBERG SHIPPING LIMITED
  17. 2014-12-05
    THOSS, Marko appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-09-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marko Dieter Thoss
Individual · German · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Stromberg Shipping Limited
Ferry Road
Pitlochry
PH16 5DD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-09-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

THOSS, Marko
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-12-05
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Recent filings (28 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-04