SETUP LOCATIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC669557 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-03
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 · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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
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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Net assets shrinking
Down £100 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£0
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£0£100
Current assets£0—
Net assets£0£100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2023-11-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-08-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-12
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2021-12-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-10-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2020-08-03
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    Company incorporated
    As SETUP LOCATIONS LTD
  15. 2020-08-03
    ➕
    MOHAMMAD, Kimia appointed
    director
  16. 2020-08-03
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Kimia Mohammad
Individual · British · DOB 04/1988 · age 38
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/08/2020

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
Incorporated2020-08-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77291 — Renting and leasing of media entertainment equipment

Registered office

90 Brown Street
Newmilns
KA16 9BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-23
Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MOHAMMAD, Kimia→
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-08-03
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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-01-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-12-10