SBK SUILVEN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC630176 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-13
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees200200

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-06-30
    ROSS, Sharon resigned
    director
  5. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-09-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-09-21
    ROSS, Sharon appointed
    director
  12. 2021-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-05-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As SBK SUILVEN LIMITED
  16. 2019-05-13
    ROSS, Brian John appointed
    director
  17. 2019-05-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian John Ross
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/05/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Sharon Rossceased 30/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Sharon Rossceased 20/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-05-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Suilven
Mosstowie
Elgin
IV30 8TU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ROSS, Brian John
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-05-13
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Active
ROSS, Sharon
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-09-21 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-27