VIVERE XO LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC527661 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-23
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-34.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 79120Tour operator activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £34,691

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£35k
↑ 7.8% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£38k-£37k-£36k-£36k-£35k-£35kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£-17.9k£-17.3k
Debtors£45.1k£34.6k
Net assets£-34.7k£-37.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2018-03-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-04-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2016-02-23
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    Company incorporated
    As VIVERE XO LTD.
  18. 2016-02-23
    ➕
    MURRAY, Ross Craig 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 10 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

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 Ross Craig Murray
Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34
75–100%
—75-100% shares21/05/2016

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
Incorporated2016-02-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

The Flour Mill, 34 Commercial Street, Dundee The Flour Mill
34 Commercial Street
Dundee
DD1 3EJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MURRAY, Ross Craig→
director · ~34y · appointed 2016-02-23
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Recent filings (27 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-04