SSTKC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC594744 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 23 → 25
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 2325
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2026
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Fitness facilities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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 (88/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025Apr 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-04-302025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-06-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2019-09-28
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-09-27
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  14. 2019-09-24
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  15. 2019-07-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2018-04-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SSTKC LIMITED
  17. 2018-04-18
    RUSSELL, Robert Lannigan appointed
    director
  18. 2018-04-18
    📄
    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 8 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Lannigan Russell
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest18/04/2018

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
Incorporated2018-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93130 — Fitness facilities

Registered office

Unit 4a Palace Grounds Retail Park
Hamilton
ML3 6AD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2028-01-31
Last made up to: 2026-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-07
Last: 2026-06-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RUSSELL, Robert Lannigan
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-04-18
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-06-02