QARLBO SCOTLAND LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC767412 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-26
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£3.69M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01700
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 02100SIC 02100
  • 02200SIC 02200
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,690,930
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,465 YoY
Cash YoY
-11%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£323k
↓ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£3.7m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£352k
↓ 2.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£739k£1.5m£2.2m£3.0m£3.7mDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£3.69M£3.69M
Current assets£352.0k£360.6k
Cash£322.5k£360.6k
Debtors£29.4k
Net assets£3.69M£3.69M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-01-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2025-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-10-09
    BLOMQUIST, Per-Arne resigned
    director
  9. 2023-09-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-09-27
    HOLMLUND, Aleksandra appointed
    director
  11. 2023-04-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As QARLBO SCOTLAND LTD
  12. 2023-04-26
    BLOMQUIST, Per-Arne appointed
    director
  13. 2023-04-26
    📄
    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.)

Group structure

Qarlbo Nac Forest Ab is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Qarlbo Nac Forest Ab
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
QARLBO SCOTLAND LTD
This company · SC767412

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Qarlbo Nac Forest Ab
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting26/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01700 — SIC 01700

Registered office

Whitehall House
33 Yeaman Shore
Dundee
DD1 4BJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-09
Last: 2025-04-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HOLMLUND, Aleksandra
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-09-27
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Active
BLOMQUIST, Per-Arne
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-04-26 · resigned 2023-10-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-26