TRADES24 LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC555622 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-25
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
£22.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,682
Cash YoY
-30%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£50k
↓ 30% YoY
Net Worth
£23k
↑ 115% YoY
Current Assets
£77k
↓ 10.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£17k£34k£52k£69k£86kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£25.2k£23.0k
Current assets£77.5k£86.1k
Cash£50.0k£71.1k
Debtors£26.7k£9.1k
Net assets£22.7k£10.5k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-06-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-03-06
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    REAVLEY, John Stephenson resigned
    director
  15. 2019-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-03-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-01-25
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    Company incorporated
    As TRADES24 LTD
  19. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Timothy Christopher appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-25
    ➕
    REAVLEY, John Stephenson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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 Timothy Christopher Knight
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/01/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Stephenson Reavleyceased 24/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 6 Peddie Street
Dundee
DD1 5LB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KNIGHT, Timothy Christopher→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-01-25
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Active
REAVLEY, John Stephenson→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-01-25 · resigned 2020-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-04