SCOTBARK LLP
💤Zombieactive
SO305444 · llp · incorporated 2015-08-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -59% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · oldest 10.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 declaredCash draining
Cash down 59% YoY
Cash YoY
-59%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£337k
↓ 59% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£1.4m
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.17M | £3.88M |
| Current assets | £1.37M | £1.82M |
| Cash | £336.9k | £821.9k |
| Debtors | £998.6k | £953.3k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-04📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-08-04📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR04
- 2025-08-04🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-28📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-24📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-04-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2021-04-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2020-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-21📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-27📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2018-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-28📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2017-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2016-11-14📄confirmation-statement-with-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2016-04-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2016-04-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2016-04-07🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-04-06🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-02-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-08-26🏢Company incorporatedAs SCOTBARK LLP
- 2015-08-26➕CATTO, Glenda Jane appointedllp-designated-member
- 2015-08-26➕CATTO, Stuart Alexander appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Glenda Jane Catto Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Stuart Alexander Catto Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| NORTH EAST FINANCIAL PLANNING LTD→ SC494982 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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| SPEY ELECTECH SERVICES LTD→ SC555116 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| SPEYSIDE DRONES LTD→ SC817072 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2015-08-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—
Registered office
41 Culduthel Road
Inverness
IV2 4AT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CATTO, Glenda Jane→
Activellp-designated-member · ~51y · appointed 2015-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CATTO, Stuart Alexander→
Activellp-designated-member · ~47y · appointed 2015-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/04/2021 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/04/2016 | 04/08/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/04/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 16/02/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (27 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-09-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR04
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-08-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2021-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-08