RIDEOUT LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC585026 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-08
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of tourist guides
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85510Sports and recreation education
  • 93120Activities of sport clubs
  • 93199Other sports activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees100100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
8
filings
  • • 7 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 7 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  2. 2026-02-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-02-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2026-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2026-02-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-04-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2023-04-03
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2023-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-02-01
    ➖
    RIDDELL, Alasdair Forrest resigned
    director
  16. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-01-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RIDEOUT LTD
  21. 2018-01-08
    ➕
    RIDDELL, Anna Caroline appointed
    director
  22. 2018-01-08
    ➕
    RIDDELL, Alasdair Forrest 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
Ms Anna Caroline Riddell
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/02/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Anna Caroline Riddellceased 01/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Ms Anna Caroline Riddellceased 01/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Ms Anna Caroline Riddellceased 01/02/2023· 75-100% shares · board control

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
Incorporated2018-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79901 — Activities of tourist guides

Registered office

C/O The Tower
103 High Street
Elgin
IV30 1EB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RIDDELL, Anna Caroline→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-01-08
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Active
RIDDELL, Alasdair Forrest→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-01-08 · resigned 2023-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-03-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-03
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-04-03