TOOLSOUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC614067 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-20
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
£226.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
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 (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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £226,787

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£227k
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£45k£91k£136k£181k£227kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£226.8k£169.8k
Current assets—£121
Net assets£226.8k£215.2k

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 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-12-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-02-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-02-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-02-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-02-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-06-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-03-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-21
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-10-22
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  18. 2019-04-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  19. 2018-11-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TOOLSOUP LIMITED
  20. 2018-11-20
    ➕
    MACLEAN, William Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 60. 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
Mr William Maclean
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/11/2018

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
Incorporated2018-11-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

19 Carron Road
Inverness
IV2 6JP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-03
Last: 2025-11-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MACLEAN, William Charles→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-11-20
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Recent filings (26 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28