MONSTER MOVES LTD

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SC609595 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-02
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 · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£15.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Real estate agencies
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,469
Cash YoY
+184%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£23k
↑ 184% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 146% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↑ 93% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£34k-£16k£2k£20k£38k£56kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£17.8k£-29.6k
Current assets£56.0k£29.1k
Cash£22.6k£7.9k
Debtors£33.4k£21.1k
Net assets£15.5k£-33.9k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-21
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  2. 2024-05-01
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  3. 2024-04-08
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  4. 2024-04-01
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    URQUHART, Gerald appointed
    secretary
  5. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  6. 2022-03-23
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  7. 2021-06-21
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  8. 2020-07-23
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    address · AD01
  9. 2020-07-23
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  10. 2020-07-23
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  11. 2020-07-23
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  12. 2020-07-17
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    WOOD, Marie resigned
    director
  13. 2020-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-16
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  15. 2019-10-08
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  16. 2019-05-06
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  17. 2019-05-06
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  18. 2019-05-03
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  19. 2019-05-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2019-05-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2019-04-29
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    BALLANTYNE, Kendra appointed
    director
  22. 2019-04-29
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    OVENSTONE, Robert Paul Lumsden resigned
    secretary
  23. 2019-04-29
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    OVENSTONE, Robert Paul Lumsden resigned
    director
  24. 2019-04-29
    ➕
    WOOD, Marie appointed
    director
  25. 2018-10-02
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    Company incorporated
    As MONSTER MOVES LTD
  26. 2018-10-02
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    OVENSTONE, Robert Paul Lumsden appointed
    secretary
  27. 2018-10-02
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    OVENSTONE, Robert Paul Lumsden appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mrs Kendra Ballantyne
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/04/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Marie Woodceased 17/07/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Robert Paul Lumsden Ovenstoneceased 29/04/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · 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
Incorporated2018-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68310 — Real estate agencies

Registered office

Thistle House
Main Street
Golspie
Sutherland
KW10 6TG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

URQUHART, Gerald→
secretary · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALLANTYNE, Kendra→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OVENSTONE, Robert Paul Lumsden→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-02 · resigned 2019-04-29
Resigned
OVENSTONE, Robert Paul Lumsden→
director · ~45y · appointed 2018-10-02 · resigned 2019-04-29
Resigned
WOOD, Marie→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-04-29 · resigned 2020-07-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
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officers · AP03
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
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accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-23