DEMONSOFT LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC200030 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-20
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£52.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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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 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 (75/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £52,509
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,545 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£53k
↓ 8.0% YoY
Current Assets
£53k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£23k£35k£46k£58kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£52.5k£57.1k
Current assets£52.5k£57.6k
Net assets£52.5k£57.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-18
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  2. 2026-01-15
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    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-01-09
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    MACKAY, Maureen resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-19
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  6. 2022-11-20
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  7. 2021-12-28
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  8. 2020-11-22
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  9. 2020-04-17
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  10. 2019-07-02
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  11. 2018-07-30
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  12. 2017-07-18
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  13. 2016-07-26
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  14. 2015-09-19
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  15. 2015-07-16
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  16. 2014-09-21
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  17. 2006-04-02
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    BRADBURN, Helen Mary resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-04-02
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    MACKAY, Maureen appointed
    secretary
  19. 1999-10-21
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    STEWART, Donal Patrick appointed
    director
  20. 1999-10-21
    ➕
    BRADBURN, Helen Mary appointed
    secretary
  21. 1999-10-21
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    JSA SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1999-10-21
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    JSA NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1999-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As DEMONSOFT LTD.
  24. 1999-09-20
    ➕
    JSA SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1999-09-20
    ➕
    JSA NOMINEES 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 27 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 27 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donal Patrick Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 11/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—sig. influence75-100% shares · significant influence16/09/2016

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
Incorporated1999-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

9/5 Allanfield
Edinburgh
EH7 5YH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

STEWART, Donal Patrick→
director · ~53y · appointed 1999-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRADBURN, Helen Mary→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-21 · resigned 2006-04-02
Resigned
MACKAY, Maureen→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-02 · resigned 2026-01-09
Resigned
JSA SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-20 · resigned 1999-10-21
Resigned
JSA NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-20 · resigned 1999-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-18
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-16