DEGREEMATCH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC132666 · ltd · incorporated 1991-06-28
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-10-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2022-10-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2022-08-28
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    SWINSON, Peter Stanley Graham resigned
    director
  7. 2022-08-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-08-27
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    SWINSON, Peter Stanley Graham resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-08-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2022-08-15
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  14. 2020-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2002-04-15
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    SWINSON, Nigel John Richard appointed
    director
  19. 2001-08-02
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    SWINSON, John Henry Alan, Sir resigned
    director
  20. 1991-08-07
    ➕
    SWINSON, Peter Stanley Graham appointed
    secretary
  21. 1991-08-07
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1991-08-07
    ➕
    SWINSON, John Henry Alan, Sir appointed
    director
  23. 1991-08-07
    ➕
    SWINSON, Peter Stanley Graham appointed
    director
  24. 1991-08-07
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 1991-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As DEGREEMATCH LIMITED
  26. 1991-06-28
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1991-06-28
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nigel John Richard Swinson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Peter Stanley Graham Swinsonceased 04/09/2022· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated1991-06-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

10 Meadowhouse Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7HP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SWINSON, Nigel John Richard→
director · ~48y · appointed 2002-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWINSON, Peter Stanley Graham→
secretary · appointed 1991-08-07 · resigned 2022-08-27
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-06-28 · resigned 1991-08-07
Resigned
SWINSON, John Henry Alan, Sir→
director · ~104y · appointed 1991-08-07 · resigned 2001-08-02
Resigned
SWINSON, Peter Stanley Graham→
director · ~77y · appointed 1991-08-07 · resigned 2022-08-28
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-06-28 · resigned 1991-08-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-17