REGISTERED OFFICE GROUP LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC538949 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-27
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£118
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General public administration activities
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £118
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£118
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £118 |
| Net assets | £118 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-12-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-29📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-09-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-05-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-05-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-28📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2020-05-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC03
- 2020-04-07📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2016-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs REGISTERED OFFICE GROUP LTD
- 2016-06-27➕WILDASH, David Stephen Paul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Stephen Paul Wildash Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/10/2019 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Sp Wildashceased 01/12/2025· 50-75% shares
- David Wildashceased 01/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
- Simon Wildashceased 01/10/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| SL007479 LP→ SL007479 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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| SL025330 LP→ SL025330 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| SL026264 LP→ SL026264 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| SL027050 LP→ SL027050 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| SL027051 LP→ SL027051 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| SL027052 LP→ SL027052 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| SL027168 LP→ SL027168 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| SL032466 LP→ SL032466 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| SL032467 LP→ SL032467 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC84110 — General public administration activities
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EH2 4AN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
WILDASH, David Stephen Paul→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2016-06-27
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Recent filings (38 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-15
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-09-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-11