VIGILANCE.REPORTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC638211 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-07
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Combined office administrative service activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
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 (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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 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£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-07-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-05-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-04-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-04-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-04-20
    GALLAGHER, Deborah appointed
    director
  13. 2022-04-20
    GALLAGHER, Debbie resigned
    director
  14. 2021-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-08-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-08-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As VIGILANCE.REPORTING LIMITED
  20. 2019-08-07
    GALLAGHER, Debbie appointed
    director
  21. 2019-08-07
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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
Ms Deborah Gallagher
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/08/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Debbie Gallagherceased 20/04/2022· 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
Incorporated2019-08-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82110 — Combined office administrative service activities

Registered office

52 Caledonian Road
Inverness
IV3 5RD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GALLAGHER, Deborah
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-04-20
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Active
GALLAGHER, Debbie
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-08-07 · resigned 2022-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-22