EXCEL DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC092842 · ltd · incorporated 1985-04-16
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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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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, 1 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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
106 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-16➖PALMER, Colin Mckenzie resigneddirector
- 2025-03-26📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2024-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-13📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-09➖GRIMSLEY, Scott Alfred resigneddirector
- 2017-11-09➖MELVIN, Scott resigneddirector
- 2017-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-07-01➕PALMER, Colin Mckenzie appointeddirector
- 2013-03-01➕FORREST, Naideen appointeddirector
- 2013-03-01➕GRIMSLEY, Scott Alfred appointeddirector
- 2013-03-01➕MELVIN, Scott appointeddirector
- 1985-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs EXCEL DIGITAL SOLUTIONS LTD
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 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
cleanNo 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 Kenneth Robert Forrest Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1985-04-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Torridon House, Torridon Lane
Rosyth
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 2EU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
FORREST, Naideen→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRIMSLEY, Scott Alfred→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2017-11-09
MELVIN, Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2013-03-01 · resigned 2017-11-09
PALMER, Colin Mckenzie→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2015-07-01 · resigned 2025-06-16
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Recent filings (106 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-24
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25