INTERIM MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC192609 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-15
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£109.6k
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 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 18.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
69 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £109,642
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,082 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£110k
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£23k£45k£68k£90k£113kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£118.4k£112.7k
Current assets£8.6k£14.2k
Net assets£109.6k£112.7k

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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-15
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  4. 2023-03-30
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  5. 2022-06-29
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  6. 2021-03-31
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  7. 2019-12-23
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  8. 2018-12-20
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  9. 2017-12-20
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  10. 2017-06-07
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  11. 2017-05-31
    BRESLIN, Lynda Maree resigned
    secretary
  12. 2016-10-06
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  13. 2016-01-18
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  14. 2015-09-03
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  15. 2015-01-16
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  16. 2008-06-20
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2008-05-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2002-10-29
    MCWADE, Diane resigned
    director
  19. 2002-10-28
    BRESLIN, John appointed
    director
  20. 2002-10-28
    BRESLIN, Lynda Maree appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-10-28
    FENTON, Marie resigned
    secretary
  22. 1999-01-15
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    Company incorporated
    As INTERIM MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMES LIMITED
  23. 1999-01-15
    FENTON, Marie appointed
    secretary
  24. 1999-01-15
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-01-15
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-01-15
    MCWADE, Diane appointed
    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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 27 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
Mr John Breslin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-01-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

1 East Lane
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1QA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BRESLIN, John
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-10-28
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Active
BRESLIN, Lynda Maree
secretary · appointed 2002-10-28 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned
FENTON, Marie
secretary · appointed 1999-01-15 · resigned 2002-10-28
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-01-15 · resigned 1999-01-15
Resigned
MCWADE, Diane
director · ~69y · appointed 1999-01-15 · resigned 2002-10-29
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property20/06/2008
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property27/05/2008
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Recent filings (69 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-29