REALTIME SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI035252 · ltd · incorporated 1998-11-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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  2. 2024-10-17
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  3. 2023-10-20
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  4. 2022-10-18
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  5. 2021-10-05
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  6. 2020-09-16
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  7. 2020-08-10
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  8. 2019-10-28
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  9. 2018-10-10
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  10. 2017-10-30
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  12. 2015-12-22
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  13. 2015-10-28
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  16. 2011-11-09
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    MOORE, William David John resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-11-09
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    MOORE, William David John resigned
    director
  18. 2001-09-28
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    MOORE, William David John appointed
    director
  19. 1998-11-25
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    Company incorporated
    As REALTIME SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  20. 1998-11-25
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    MCCOLLUM, Barry George Charles, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 1998-11-25
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    MCMULLAN, Paul appointed
    director
  22. 1998-11-25
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    MOORE, William David John appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Paul Mcmullan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/09/2020
Dr Barry George Charles Mccollum
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence25/11/2016

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
Incorporated1998-11-25
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Emerson House 14b Ballynahinch Road
Carryduff
Belfast
BT8 8DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MCCOLLUM, Barry George Charles, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 1998-11-25
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Active
MCMULLAN, Paul→
director · ~56y · appointed 1998-11-25
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Active
MOORE, William David John→
secretary · appointed 1998-11-25 · resigned 2011-11-09
Resigned
MOORE, William David John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-09-28 · resigned 2011-11-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

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2025-10-02
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2024-12-03
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2024-10-17
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2023-12-04
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2023-10-20
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2022-11-25
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2022-10-18
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2021-12-10
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2021-10-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-16
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accounts · AA
2020-08-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-29
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2019-10-28