PEATREEKERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC556157 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-31
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£28k-£20k-£13k-£6k£727£8kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£-20
Current assets£7.8k
Net assets£-27.6k
Average employees0

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
3
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-04-16
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-05-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2018-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-24
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  15. 2017-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PEATREEKERS LIMITED
  17. 2017-01-31
    LESLIE, Calum Liam appointed
    director
  18. 2017-01-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Calum Liam Leslie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1991 · age 35
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control31/01/2017

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
Incorporated2017-01-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

91 Buckstone Crescent
Edinburgh
EH10 6TR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LESLIE, Calum Liam
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-01-31
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Recent filings (25 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-28