MICROSYS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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SC185715 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£140.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
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 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.5y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £140,180
Net assets shrinking
Down £68,110 YoY
Cash YoY
-34%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£135k
↓ 34% YoY
Net Worth
£140k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£261k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£78k£155k£233k£310k£388kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£145.1k£223.7k
Current assets£260.7k£387.5k
Cash£135.0k£203.6k
Debtors£122.2k£181.4k
Net assets£140.2k£208.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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  2. 2025-02-11
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  3. 2025-02-11
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  4. 2025-02-05
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    FEATHERSTONEHAUGH, Russell appointed
    director
  5. 2025-02-05
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    PALMER, Stephen appointed
    director
  6. 2024-08-05
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  7. 2023-09-19
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  8. 2022-12-06
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  9. 2021-10-13
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  10. 2021-09-08
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    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2021-09-08
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    Charge satisfied #2
  12. 2021-08-03
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    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2021-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2020-08-12
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  15. 2020-05-08
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  16. 2019-09-27
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  17. 2018-09-19
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  18. 2017-10-09
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  19. 2014-01-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2013-12-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank Scotland PLC
  21. 2008-07-22
    ➕
    STARK, Jacqueline Margaret appointed
    director
  22. 1998-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As MICROSYS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  23. 1998-05-12
    ➕
    STARK, Jacqueline Margaret appointed
    secretary
  24. 1998-05-12
    ➕
    STARK, Neil Allan appointed
    director
  25. 1998-05-12
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1998-05-12
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    FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1998-05-12
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1998-05-12
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    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Neil Allan Stark
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Jacqueline Margaret Stark
Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

5 Grange Road
Edinburgh
EH9 1UH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-26
Last: 2026-05-12

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

STARK, Jacqueline Margaret→
secretary · appointed 1998-05-12
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Active
FEATHERSTONEHAUGH, Russell→
director · ~51y · appointed 2025-02-05
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Active
PALMER, Stephen→
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-02-05
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Active
STARK, Jacqueline Margaret→
director · ~58y · appointed 2008-07-22
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Active
STARK, Neil Allan→
director · ~59y · appointed 1998-05-12
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Active
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 1998-05-12
Resigned
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-12 · resigned 1998-05-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property15/01/201408/09/2021
satisfied
The Royal Bank Scotland
The Royal Bank Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property02/12/201303/08/2021

Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-08-03