SHUTTERFLY INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC734733 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-07
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.
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.5y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees1100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-24
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-12-10
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  4. 2024-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-10-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-06-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SHUTTERFLY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  9. 2022-06-07
    GIESSE, Niklas Maximilian appointed
    director
  10. 2022-06-07
    📄
    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
Mr Niklas Maximilian Giesse
Individual · German · DOB 02/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/06/2022

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Financial services · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
AMATI GLOBAL INVESTORS LIMITED
SC199908 · est 1999
£8.90M
£6.47M£11.33M
280026y8466y
CS MANAGERS LTD
SC231678 · est 2002
£1.50M
£1.09M£1.91M
120024y8677y
GBCP VII (GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED
SC253395 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
22y8362y
NOBLE GROSSART LIMITED
SC046265 · est 1969 · no financials extracted
57y8372y
PREMIER COMMERCIAL LIMITED
SC160330 · est 1995
£282.5k30y8361y
RIA CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED
SC226461 · est 2001 · no financials extracted
24y8358y
SCOTIA WEALTH MANAGEMENT LTD.
SC267795 · est 2004
130022y8358y
SEVEN STREET WEALTH LTD
SC203271 · est 2000
£713.0k26y8358y
ALAN STEEL (ASSET MANAGEMENT) LIMITED
SC058014 · est 1975
4450y8262y
ALEX HAMMOND-CHAMBERS & COMPANY
SC126819 · est 1990 · no financials extracted
35y8284y
BANDRON LIMITED
SC082385 · est 1983
40043y8271y
FAMILY & BUSINESS ASSURANCE (SERVICES) LIMITED
SC347357 · est 2008
£50.9k17y8267y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies

Registered office

The Stamp Office C/O Henderson Loggie Llp Level 5,
10 - 14 Waterloo Place
Edinburgh
EH1 3EG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GIESSE, Niklas Maximilian
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/12/2025
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-06-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-07