PORCEDES CAPITAL LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC770647 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-25

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 · medium confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
· Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "zombie"

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

↓Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
·Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold

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

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

£100

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

7 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£100

~ YoY

Current Assets

£100

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£100	£100
Current assets	£100	£100
Net assets	£100	£100

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand

2026-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-15
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POLLOCK, Tamsin resigned
director
2023-05-25
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Company incorporated
As PORCEDES CAPITAL LTD
2023-05-25
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CAMERON, Donald Steel appointed
director
2023-05-25
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POLLOCK, Tamsin appointed
director
2023-05-25
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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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Donald Steel Cameron Individual · British · DOB 01/1993 · age 33	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/05/2023

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

Incorporated2023-05-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

28-30 North Street

Dalry

Ayrshire

KA24 5DW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-09

Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CAMERON, Donald Steel→

director · ~33y · appointed 2023-05-25

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Active

POLLOCK, Tamsin→

director · ~32y · appointed 2023-05-25 · resigned 2024-01-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-02-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-02-06

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-01-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-26

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-05-25