HELIX SELF STORAGE LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC505734 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-13

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 May 2024

Net worth

£122.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £122,772

Cash YoY

-8%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£53k

↓ 7.7% YoY

Net Worth

£123k

↑ 7.9% YoY

Current Assets

£53k

↓ 7.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-05-31	2023-05-31
Total assets	£122.8k	£113.8k
Current assets	£53.2k	£57.6k
Cash	£53.2k	£57.6k
Net assets	£122.8k	£113.8k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-08-15
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-14
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-07
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-05
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-05-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-05-13
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Company incorporated
As HELIX SELF STORAGE LTD
2015-05-13
➕
MONTGOMERY, Denise 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

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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Denise Montgomery Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1973 · age 53	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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THE PAINT SHED LIMITED→ SC031414 · est 1956	£8.76M £6.57M–£10.95M	£23.04M	—	10500	70y	83	70y
WEB PHARMACY LIMITED→ SC361420 · est 2009	£24.1k £18.1k–£30.2k	—	—	83	16y	84	51y
GRAMPIAN BLINDS LIMITED→ SC232209 · est 2002	—	—	—	700	23y	83	64y
KHALSA RETAIL LTD→ SC297040 · est 2006	—	—	—	1300	20y	83	62y
ANGLING ACTIVE LIMITED→ SC194095 · est 1999	—	—	—	2000	27y	82	78y
CAFE ALBERT LIMITED→ SC151077 · est 1994	—	—	—	30	31y	82	79y
DUNBAR THE JEWELLER LIMITED→ SC150912 · est 1994	—	—	£29.5k	—	31y	82	69y
EAST BOLDON VILLAGE PHARMACY LIMITED→ SC224250 · est 2001	—	—	£116.8k	—	24y	82	68y
FRAMED IMAGES WORKSHOPS LIMITED→ SC190202 · est 1998	—	—	£31.2k	—	27y	82	70y
HARGREAVES RECLAMATION LIMITED→ SC246805 · est 2003	—	—	—	700	23y	82	68y
TYTRAS LIMITED→ SC652323 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	6y	—	—
WEB ALT LIMITED→ SC762629 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-05-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Yard 2 Wood Street

Grangemouth

Stirlingshire

FK3 8LS

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-27

Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MONTGOMERY, Denise→

director · ~53y · appointed 2015-05-13

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Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (34 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-08-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-14

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-08-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-07

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2024-06-07

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-06-07

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-06-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-26

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-04-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-02-25