TECHDRILL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC163377 · ltd · incorporated 1996-02-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 83). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 28.8y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (2 active, 13 linked, 11 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
137 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees2300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
4
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (45 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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  2. 2026-02-16
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  3. 2026-02-11
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  4. 2026-01-31
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    DEWHURST, John Richard resigned
    director
  5. 2025-02-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  6. 2024-12-27
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  7. 2024-04-16
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  8. 2024-04-16
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  9. 2024-04-16
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  10. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  12. 2023-02-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  13. 2023-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-11-07
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    DAGET, Patrick Albert Georges resigned
    director
  16. 2022-03-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-03-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
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  18. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  19. 2021-09-23
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    ORIEUX, Pierre Paul Joseph resigned
    director
  20. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-07-31
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    RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan resigned
    director
  24. 2016-10-07
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    JONVILLE, Patrick resigned
    director
  25. 2016-03-31
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    ELLIS, Richard Damian resigned
    director
  26. 2015-03-05
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    DUFAU-CASANABE-MIRAMON, Jean resigned
    director
  27. 2014-10-03
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    DAGET, Miguel Alexandre Ribeiro De Cristina Pinheiro resigned
    director
  28. 2014-05-29
    ➖
    DAGET, Raul Filipe Ribeiro De Cristina Pinheiro resigned
    director
  29. 2013-01-03
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    DAGET, Miguel Alexandre Ribeiro De Cristina Pinheiro appointed
    director
  30. 2013-01-03
    ➕
    DEWHURST, John Richard appointed
    director
  31. 2013-01-03
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan appointed
    director
  32. 2011-08-02
    ➖
    THE GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2011-08-01
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    GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2010-02-16
    ➕
    DUFAU-CASANABE-MIRAMON, Jean appointed
    director
  35. 2010-02-16
    ➕
    JONVILLE, Patrick appointed
    director
  36. 2009-01-09
    ➖
    DAGET, Miguel Alexandre Ribeiro De Cristina Pinheiro resigned
    director
  37. 1997-11-05
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    ORIEUX, Pierre Paul Joseph appointed
    director
  38. 1997-07-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  39. 1997-01-28
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    DAGET, Miguel Alexandre Ribeiro De Cristina Pinheiro appointed
    director
  40. 1997-01-28
    ➕
    DAGET, Patrick Albert Georges appointed
    director
  41. 1997-01-28
    ➕
    DAGET, Raul Filipe Ribeiro De Cristina Pinheiro appointed
    director
  42. 1997-01-28
    ➕
    ELLIS, Richard Damian appointed
    director
  43. 1996-02-15
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    Company incorporated
    As TECHDRILL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  44. 1996-02-15
    ➕
    DAGET, Maria Helena Dias Da Silva Ribeiro appointed
    director
  45. 1996-02-15
    ➕
    THE GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Maria Helena Dias Da Silva Ribeiro Daget
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 10/1943 · age 83
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Patrick Albert Georges Dagetceased 07/11/2022· significant influence
  • Mr Pierre Paul Joseph Orieuxceased 23/09/2021· significant influence
  • Mrs Sheila Ewan Ritchieceased 31/07/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Richard Damian Ellisceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
  • Mr John Richard Dewhurstceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-02-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

252 Union Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1TN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (2 active · 11 resigned)

GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAGET, Maria Helena Dias Da Silva Ribeiro→
director · ~83y · appointed 1996-02-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THE GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-02-15 · resigned 2011-08-02
Resigned
DAGET, Miguel Alexandre Ribeiro De Cristina Pinheiro→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-01-03 · resigned 2014-10-03
Resigned
DAGET, Miguel Alexandre Ribeiro De Cristina Pinheiro→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-01-28 · resigned 2009-01-09
Resigned
DAGET, Patrick Albert Georges→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-01-28 · resigned 2022-11-07
Resigned
DAGET, Raul Filipe Ribeiro De Cristina Pinheiro→
director · ~57y · appointed 1997-01-28 · resigned 2014-05-29
Resigned
DEWHURST, John Richard→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-01-03 · resigned 2026-01-31
Resigned
DUFAU-CASANABE-MIRAMON, Jean→
director · ~90y · appointed 2010-02-16 · resigned 2015-03-05
Resigned
ELLIS, Richard Damian→
director · ~70y · appointed 1997-01-28 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
JONVILLE, Patrick→
director · ~93y · appointed 2010-02-16 · resigned 2016-10-07
Resigned
ORIEUX, Pierre Paul Joseph→
director · ~94y · appointed 1997-11-05 · resigned 2021-09-23
Resigned
RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2013-01-03 · resigned 2019-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property25/07/199717/02/2023

Recent filings (137 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-23