GALACTIC COMPUTING LIMITED

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SC153377 · ltd · incorporated 1994-10-04
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

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£6.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,637
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,380 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£7k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£6.6k£8.0k
Current assets£1.3k£2.7k
Net assets£6.6k£8.0k

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

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-04
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  2. 2024-10-13
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  3. 2024-07-15
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  4. 2023-07-11
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  5. 2022-05-22
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  6. 2021-07-24
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  7. 2020-07-05
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  8. 2019-07-26
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  9. 2018-08-18
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  10. 2017-08-31
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  11. 2016-06-14
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  12. 2015-10-06
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  13. 2015-07-27
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  14. 2014-10-26
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  15. 2014-03-26
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  16. 2013-10-12
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    MORGAN, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  17. 1994-10-04
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    Company incorporated
    As GALACTIC COMPUTING LIMITED
  18. 1994-10-04
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    STONE, Raymond John appointed
    director
  19. 1994-10-04
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    MORGAN, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  20. 1994-10-04
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    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 1994-10-04
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    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 1994-10-04
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    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  23. 1994-10-04
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    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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 Raymond John Stone
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1994-10-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

The Stables, North Oldwhat
Farmhouse, Near New Deer
Turriff
Aberdeenshire
AB53 6UX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

STONE, Raymond John→
director · ~59y · appointed 1994-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1994-10-04 · resigned 2013-10-12
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-10-04 · resigned 1994-10-04
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1994-10-04 · resigned 1994-10-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
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accounts · AA
2025-08-04
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officers · CH01
2024-10-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-12
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accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-01
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accounts · AA
2023-07-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-01
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accounts · AA
2022-05-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-03
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accounts · AA
2021-07-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-04
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accounts · AA
2020-07-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-26