SHARP TALON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC681563 · ltd · incorporated 2020-11-20
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£0
Net assets£0

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2026-03-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-03-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-12-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-10-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-02-22
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2025-02-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-11-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-10-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2023-08-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-09-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SHARP TALON LIMITED
  14. 2020-11-20
    KANE, Isaac Oliver Faithful appointed
    director
  15. 2020-11-20
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Isaac Oliver Faithful Kane
Individual · British · DOB 01/2003 · age 23
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/11/2020

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
Incorporated2020-11-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Hopefield
Huntlywood
Earlston
TD4 6BB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-03OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KANE, Isaac Oliver Faithful
director · ~23y · appointed 2020-11-20
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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-12-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-20