TURUQ LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC555217 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-69.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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 (80/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
30 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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £69,021

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£69k
↓ 5.7% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£69k-£50k-£30k-£11k£8k£28kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-69.0k£65.3k
Current assets£16.0k£27.5k
Net assets£-69.0k£-65.3k

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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  2. 2025-10-20
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  3. 2024-10-07
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  4. 2024-06-04
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  5. 2023-12-01
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  6. 2022-10-17
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  7. 2022-06-26
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  8. 2022-06-26
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  9. 2022-06-26
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  10. 2022-06-24
    GREISS, Christine resigned
    director
  11. 2022-02-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-02-03
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  13. 2022-02-01
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  14. 2022-02-01
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  15. 2021-11-15
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  16. 2020-12-30
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  17. 2019-11-20
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  18. 2019-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2017-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As TURUQ LTD
  20. 2017-01-23
    MILL, Helen Frances appointed
    director
  21. 2017-01-23
    GREISS, Christine appointed
    director

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 68 — 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 68. 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 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Helen Frances Mill
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Christine Greissceased 24/06/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

37 City Quay Camperdown Street
Dundee
DD1 3JA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MILL, Helen Frances
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-01-23
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Active
GREISS, Christine
director · ~62y · appointed 2017-01-23 · resigned 2022-06-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-03