COMPUTER LINKS LIMITED

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SC122554 · ltd · incorporated 1990-01-24
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 · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (85/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
128 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees2425002800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2025-12-01
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  3. 2025-04-25
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  4. 2024-04-30
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  5. 2023-04-28
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  6. 2022-04-29
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  7. 2021-05-12
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  8. 2020-04-30
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  9. 2019-04-24
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  10. 2018-10-29
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  11. 2018-09-10
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  12. 2018-09-10
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  13. 2018-09-10
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  14. 2018-09-10
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  15. 2018-08-30
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    address · AD01
  16. 2018-08-01
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    MITCHELSON, Gareth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2018-07-31
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    MORAN, Jason appointed
    director
  18. 2018-07-31
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    MORRISON, Andrew Irving resigned
    director
  19. 2018-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-08-16
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    GLANAS, Stephen resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-08-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  22. 2009-08-04
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2007-10-16
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    GLANAS, Stephen appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-10-15
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    MORRISON, Andrew Irving resigned
    secretary
  25. 2007-10-15
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    GORDON, Stephen resigned
    director
  26. 2005-03-17
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    DUNN, Allan resigned
    director
  27. 2005-03-17
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    GORDON, Stephen appointed
    director
  28. 2004-07-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2002-10-18
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    YOUNG, Alexander William resigned
    director
  30. 2001-09-07
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    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain resigned
    director
  31. 2000-08-01
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    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointed
    director
  32. 2000-04-01
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    GEORGE, Kenneth Andrew resigned
    director
  33. 1999-06-01
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    DUNN, Allan appointed
    director
  34. 1999-06-01
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    YOUNG, Alexander William appointed
    director
  35. 1998-02-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  36. 1994-10-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  37. 1990-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As COMPUTER LINKS LIMITED

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jason Moran
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/07/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Morrisonceased 31/07/2018· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-01-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities

Registered office

7 Grange Road
Houstoun Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 5DE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

MITCHELSON, Gareth→
secretary · appointed 2018-08-01
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Active
MORAN, Jason→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-07-31
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Active
GLANAS, Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-16 · resigned 2015-08-16
Resigned
MORRISON, Andrew Irving→
secretary · resigned 2007-10-15
Resigned
DUNN, Allan→
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-06-01 · resigned 2005-03-17
Resigned
GEORGE, Kenneth Andrew→
director · ~70y · resigned 2000-04-01
Resigned
GORDON, Stephen→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-03-17 · resigned 2007-10-15
Resigned
MCGILL, Alasdair Iain→
director · ~57y · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2001-09-07
Resigned
MORRISON, Andrew Irving→
director · ~76y · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
YOUNG, Alexander William→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-06-01 · resigned 2002-10-18
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property31/07/2004—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property09/02/199804/08/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property25/10/199404/08/2009
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Recent filings (128 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-18