S1 STORAGE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC537370 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-07
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£183.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £183,774

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£184k
↑ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£54k
↑ 1522% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£37k£74k£110k£147k£184kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£233.6k£94.8k
Current assets£54.5k£3.4k
Net assets£183.8k£94.8k

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.

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-26
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-02-07
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    accounts · AA01
  10. 2018-01-11
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-01-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-01-10
    FERRIER, Chloe Nicole resigned
    director
  13. 2018-01-10
    FERRIER, Connor Stephen resigned
    director
  14. 2016-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As S1 STORAGE LIMITED
  15. 2016-06-07
    FERRIER, John Coleman appointed
    director
  16. 2016-06-07
    FERRIER, Chloe Nicole appointed
    director
  17. 2016-06-07
    FERRIER, Connor Stephen appointed
    director
  18. 2016-06-07
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Coleman Ferrier
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
2550%
25-50% shares07/06/2016

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
Incorporated2016-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

1 Ferrier House
1 Gleddoch View
Dumbarton
West Dunbartonshire
G82 4BL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FERRIER, John Coleman
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-06-07
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Active
FERRIER, Chloe Nicole
director · ~35y · appointed 2016-06-07 · resigned 2018-01-10
Resigned
FERRIER, Connor Stephen
director · ~33y · appointed 2016-06-07 · resigned 2018-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-01-23