HABLEMOS DE ESCOCIA EN CASTELLANO LTD

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SC722558 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-09
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of tourist guides
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
11 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
60
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-06-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As HABLEMOS DE ESCOCIA EN CASTELLANO LTD
  8. 2022-02-09
    LOAIZA DIAZ, Juan Carlos appointed
    director
  9. 2022-02-09
    📄
    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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Juan Carlos Loaiza Diaz
Individual · Spanish,Venezuelan · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79901 — Activities of tourist guides

Registered office

10 Genf Kyle Court
Main Street
Glasgow
G72 7JH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LOAIZA DIAZ, Juan Carlos
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-02-09
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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-09