ZANDER PLANNING LTD

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SC498974 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-26
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Urban planning and landscape architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200200

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.

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 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Pamela Jane appointed
    secretary
  2. 2026-02-24
    ➖
    DOHERTY, Danny resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-02-24
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2026-02-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-05-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-02-14
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  15. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-11-29
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  17. 2019-11-27
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  18. 2019-11-27
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  19. 2019-11-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2015-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ZANDER PLANNING LTD
  22. 2015-02-26
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Alexander Campbell appointed
    director
  23. 2015-02-26
    ➕
    DOHERTY, Danny appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • 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 Alexander Campbell Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
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
Incorporated2015-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71112 — Urban planning and landscape architectural activities

Registered office

C/O Brodies Llp Capital Square
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
Scotland

Filing status

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

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MITCHELL, Pamela Jane→
secretary · appointed 2026-02-24
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Active
MITCHELL, Alexander Campbell→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-02-26
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Active
DOHERTY, Danny→
secretary · appointed 2015-02-26 · resigned 2026-02-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-02-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-18