VOLTARI LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC604319 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-03
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). 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 (78/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
18 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
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2023-08-09
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-08-08
    KEMP, Brian James Imrie appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-08-08
    THORNTONS LAW LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2023-05-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2018-08-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As VOLTARI LIMITED
  14. 2018-08-03
    KEMP, Brian James Imrie appointed
    director
  15. 2018-08-03
    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2018-08-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Brian James Imrie Kemp
Individual · British · DOB 11/1957 · age 69
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting03/08/2018

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
Incorporated2018-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Mitchelston Drive
Mitchelston Industrial Estate
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 3NF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KEMP, Brian James Imrie
secretary · appointed 2023-08-08
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Active
KEMP, Brian James Imrie
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-08-03
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Active
THORNTONS LAW LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-08-03 · resigned 2023-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-08-06