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GOLDEN MEASURE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC540430 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-18
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 80
  • · Bankability: 67 → 75
  • · Refinance opportunity: under_pressure → no_debt
  • · Legal friction: moderate → low
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 3 improved, 2 worsened.

  • Hygiene score: 9080
  • Bankability: 6775
  • Live charges: 30
  • PSC count: 20
  • ·Refinance opportunity: under_pressureno_debt
  • +1 more
Last 90 days

Mixed signals in the last 90 days — 3 improved, 2 worsened.

  • Hygiene score: 9080
  • Bankability: 6775
  • Live charges: 30
  • PSC count: 20
  • ·Refinance opportunity: under_pressureno_debt
  • +1 more
Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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
No charge records returned
50
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSC data returned
40
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
No filing history
0
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
70
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,547
Net assets shrinking
Down £16,393 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 118% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£3k£7k£16k£26k£35k£44kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£13.9k£36.1k
Current assets£22.0k£44.3k
Net assets£-2.5k£13.8k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand
  1. 2016-07-18
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    Company incorporated
    As GOLDEN MEASURE LIMITED

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Born In The Borders
Lanton Mill
Jedburgh
TD8 6ST
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17