THESE ISLANDS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC557672 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2017-02-15
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£15k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£19k£29k£38k£48kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£13.2k£45.1k
Current assets£14.8k£47.9k
Net assets£0£0

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 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-02-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THESE ISLANDS LIMITED
  12. 2017-02-15
    ➕
    HAGUE, Kevin appointed
    secretary
  13. 2017-02-15
    ➕
    HAGUE, Kevin appointed
    director
  14. 2017-02-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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
Kevin Hague
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
——board controlboard control15/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2017-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Darnaway Street
Edinburgh
EH3 6DW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HAGUE, Kevin→
secretary · appointed 2017-02-15
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Active
HAGUE, Kevin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-02-15
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Active

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-04