PLUTO OF ST ANDREWS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC760624 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-01
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-65.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £65,673

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£66k
↓ 115% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↑ 127894% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£66k-£48k-£31k-£13k£4k£22kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-57.2k£-30.5k
Current assets£21.8k£17
Net assets£-65.7k£-30.5k

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
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-17
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-03-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-03-05
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-01-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-01-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-01-15
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-01-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As PLUTO OF ST ANDREWS LIMITED
  15. 2023-03-01
    ABITBOL, Roberto appointed
    director
  16. 2023-03-01
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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

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 Roberto Abitbol
Individual · Venezuelan · DOB 03/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

25 Tay Street Lane
Dundee
Angus
DD1 4EF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ABITBOL, Roberto
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-15