SEILICH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC613333 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-12
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01280
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 20411SIC 20411
  • 20420SIC 20420
  • 20530SIC 20530
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.1y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees500500

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-03-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Richard Meier
  4. 2024-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-03-12
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  7. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2021-11-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  13. 2021-10-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As SEILICH LIMITED
  16. 2018-11-12
    ➕
    GOULDSTONE, Sally, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2018-11-12
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    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 7 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Sally Gouldstone
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/11/2018
Mr Richard Anthony James Meier
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares13/03/2024

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
Incorporated2018-11-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01280 — SIC 01280

Registered office

1 Unit 1, Rosemains Steading,
Pathhead
EH37 5UQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GOULDSTONE, Sally, Dr→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-11-12
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Richard Meier
A registered charge5 properties28/03/2025—
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-13
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-11-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-15