VAULT 101 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC500827 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-18
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£49.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £49,541
Very low cash
Cash position: £50
Net assets shrinking
Down £38,044 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£50
Net Worth
£50k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£89k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£18k£36k£54k£72k£91kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£51.6k£90.1k
Current assets£89.4k£90.5k
Cash£50
Debtors£4.4k£5.5k
Net assets£49.5k£87.6k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-04-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-04-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-04-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-04-17
    WILSON, Connor Devlin appointed
    director
  10. 2024-04-17
    THOMAS, Christopher Owen resigned
    director
  11. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-03-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As VAULT 101 LIMITED
  19. 2015-03-18
    THOMAS, Christopher Owen appointed
    director

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

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

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 Connor Devlin Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 06/2000 · age 26
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting17/04/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Owen Thomasceased 17/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2015-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Unit 118 Stirling Enterprise Park
Stirling
FK7 7RP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-25
Last: 2026-06-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WILSON, Connor Devlin
director · ~26y · appointed 2024-04-17
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Active
THOMAS, Christopher Owen
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-03-18 · resigned 2024-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-06