BUCKET & SPADE STONEHAVEN LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC743241 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-02
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

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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

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Financials

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

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-04-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-04-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-04-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-04-01
    HAY, Lorna appointed
    director
  11. 2025-04-01
    ANDERSON, Shane Alexander resigned
    director
  12. 2025-04-01
    PATERSON, Sophie Hannah resigned
    director
  13. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-11-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2022-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As BUCKET & SPADE STONEHAVEN LTD
  17. 2022-09-02
    ANDERSON, Shane Alexander appointed
    director
  18. 2022-09-02
    PATERSON, Sophie Hannah appointed
    director
  19. 2022-09-02
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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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lorna Hay
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
75100%
75-100% shares01/04/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Sophie Hannah Patersonceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Shane Alexander Andersonceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

Registered office

5 Allardice Street
Stonehaven
AB39 2BN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HAY, Lorna
director · ~53y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
ANDERSON, Shane Alexander
director · ~29y · appointed 2022-09-02 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned
PATERSON, Sophie Hannah
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-09-02 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-11-23