MOO AND YOO LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC584480 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-83.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20420
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
29 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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £83,789
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£84k
↓ 469% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-81.8k | £-14.7k |
| Current assets | £26.3k | £60.2k |
| Net assets | £-83.8k | £-14.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-18📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2023-12-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-12-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-10-10📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-07-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-07-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-27🏢Company incorporatedAs MOO AND YOO LTD
- 2017-12-27➕GILLESPIE, Susan Christine appointedsecretary
- 2017-12-27➕GILLESPIE, Olivia Ellen appointeddirector
- 2017-12-27➕GILLESPIE, Susan Christine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Susan Christine Gillespie Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 27/12/2017 |
Ms Olivia Ellen Gillespie Individual · British · DOB 12/1997 · age 29 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/01/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-12-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC20420 — SIC 20420
Registered office
Roodwell House
Stenton
Dunbar
East Lothian
EH42 1TE
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-09
Last: 2025-12-26
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
GILLESPIE, Susan Christine→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-12-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILLESPIE, Olivia Ellen→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2017-12-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GILLESPIE, Susan Christine→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-12-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-27
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-12-18
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-12-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-12-18
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-10-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-07-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-17