YOUR NEWS GROUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC647308 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-18

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 Nov 2024

Net worth

£6.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (74/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

24 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £6,718

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£7k

Current Assets

£239

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-11-30
Total assets	£6.7k
Current assets	£239
Net assets	£6.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-02
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-25
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THOMSON, Paul appointed
director
2025-08-25
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WYLLIE, John resigned
director
2025-04-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-22
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-09-13
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2021-09-10
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second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2021-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-06-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-11-18
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Company incorporated
As YOUR NEWS GROUP LIMITED
2019-11-18
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WYLLIE, John appointed
director
2019-11-18
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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 · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Paul Thomson Individual · British · DOB 12/1983 · age 43	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/08/2025

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr John Wyllieceased 25/08/2025· 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.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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SCOTWELD GROUP SERVICES LIMITED→ SC183317 · est 1998	£1.85M £1.58M–£2.13M	—	£1.85M	—	28y	83	74y
MOULDED FOAMS (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC311076 · est 2006	£435.6k £370.2k–£500.9k	—	£435.6k	—	19y	83	62y
A FORSYTH HOLDINGS LTD.→ SC249579 · est 2003	£328.7k £279.4k–£378.0k	—	£328.7k	—	23y	82	63y
ALEX MURRAY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC286427 · est 2005	£87.4k £74.3k–£100.5k	—	£87.4k	—	20y	82	86y
TRESPASS (UK) LIMITED→ SC081027 · est 1982	£1.7k £1.5k–£2.0k	—	£1.7k	—	43y	83	71y
MARITIME TRUSTEES LIMITED→ SC033519 · est 1958	£116 £99–£133	—	£116	—	67y	83	71y
SARTI (WELLINGTON ST.) LIMITED→ SC272255 · est 2004	£99 £84–£114	—	£99	—	21y	83	64y
AFKM LIMITED→ SC292007 · est 2005	£99 £84–£114	—	£99	—	20y	82	67y
JWF (GROUP) LIMITED→ SC493916 · est 2014	—	—	—	0	11y	84	68y
NATIONAL MILK LABORATORIES LIMITED→ SC145660 · est 1993 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	32y	83	59y
SCARSCOT HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC270348 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	83	60y
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2019-11-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

2nd Floor West George Street

Glasgow

G2 1BP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-28

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-16

Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

THOMSON, Paul→

director · ~43y · appointed 2025-08-25

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Active

WYLLIE, John→

director · ~43y · appointed 2019-11-18 · resigned 2025-08-25

Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-02-24

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-11-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-02

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-09-02

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-09-02

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-08-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-08-29

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-08-29

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-04-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-08-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-08-22