NOVO LEADERSHIP INTERNATIONAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC632333 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-03
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 17 → 19
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 1719
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (87/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
19 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

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees1100100

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-08-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-08-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-07-01
    CAMPBELL, George resigned
    director
  12. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-03
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    Company incorporated
    As NOVO LEADERSHIP INTERNATIONAL LTD
  14. 2019-06-03
    MAIR, Derek appointed
    director
  15. 2019-06-03
    CAMPBELL, George appointed
    director
  16. 2019-06-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 59 — 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 59. 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 Derek Mair
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr George Campbellceased 01/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2019-06-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

44 Bank Street
Kilmarnock
KA1 1HA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-16
Last: 2026-06-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MAIR, Derek
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-06-03
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Active
CAMPBELL, George
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-06-03 · resigned 2021-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-01