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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-83.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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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
30 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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £83,789

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£84k
↓ 469% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£84k-£55k-£26k£3k£31k£60kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 capital
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 capital
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 capital
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  2. 2026-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-28
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-04-04
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-04-03
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-18
    📄
    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  9. 2023-12-18
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2023-12-18
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2023-10-10
    📄
    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  12. 2023-07-17
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2023-07-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2023-03-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-04-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-09-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2020-07-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-12-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MOO AND YOO LTD
  20. 2017-12-27
    GILLESPIE, Susan Christine appointed
    secretary
  21. 2017-12-27
    GILLESPIE, Olivia Ellen appointed
    director
  22. 2017-12-27
    GILLESPIE, Susan Christine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +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 signal

Limited 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Susan Christine Gillespie
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control27/12/2017
Ms Olivia Ellen Gillespie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1997 · age 29
2550%
25-50% shares31/01/2019

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
Incorporated2017-12-27
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
secretary · appointed 2017-12-27
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Active
GILLESPIE, Olivia Ellen
director · ~29y · appointed 2017-12-27
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Active
GILLESPIE, Susan Christine
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-12-27
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Active

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Recent filings (30 total)

capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-30
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