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💤Zombieactive
SL004045 · limited-partnership · incorporated 2001-01-10
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (30/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
60
Adequate data — full accounts will sharpen view.

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 (3 events)Click to expand
  1. 2001-01-16
    📄
    certificate-registration-limited-partnership
    incorporation · CERT12
  2. 2001-01-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As UK-PUB-GUIDE
  3. 2001-01-10
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · LP5

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 25 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2018-01-23

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typelimited-partnership
Incorporated2001-01-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

55 Wallace Crescent
Roslin
Midlothian
EH25 9LN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2018-01-23OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

Recent filings (2 total)

certificate-registration-limited-partnership
incorporation · CERT12
2001-01-16
legacy
incorporation · LP5
2001-01-10