QCOMPLIANCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC201794 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-24
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£4
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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 (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (1 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £4

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4
Current Assets
£249
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£4
Current assets£249
Net assets£4

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-03-10
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2025-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-01
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-01-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-22
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-03-15
    ➖
    MALEY, Sebastian Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2015-11-19
    ➖
    PARNELL, Angie Marie resigned
    director
  19. 2014-10-08
    ➕
    BUTCHART, Michael Steven appointed
    director
  20. 2014-10-08
    ➖
    GORDON, Alfred Alastair resigned
    director
  21. 2014-10-08
    ➕
    MALEY, Sebastian Michael appointed
    director
  22. 2014-10-08
    ➕
    PARNELL, Angie Marie appointed
    director
  23. 2012-04-30
    ➖
    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain resigned
    director
  24. 2012-01-24
    ➖
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2009-12-01
    ➖
    ACUMEN ACCOUNTANTS AND ADVISORS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2009-12-01
    ➕
    MD SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2009-10-26
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigned
    director
  28. 2007-10-01
    ➕
    MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointed
    director
  29. 2001-08-23
    ➖
    MORRISON, Moira Jean resigned
    director
  30. 2001-08-23
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Alexander George appointed
    director
  31. 2000-11-24
    ➖
    RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan resigned
    director
  32. 2000-10-27
    ➕
    ACUMEN ACCOUNTANTS AND ADVISORS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2000-10-27
    ➖
    THE GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2000-10-27
    ➖
    BOWMAN, Sally Ann resigned
    director
  35. 2000-10-27
    ➕
    GORDON, Alfred Alastair appointed
    director
  36. 2000-10-27
    ➕
    MORRISON, Moira Jean appointed
    director
  37. 2000-06-01
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2000-06-01
    ➕
    THE GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE appointed
    corporate-secretary
  39. 2000-06-01
    ➕
    BOWMAN, Sally Ann appointed
    director
  40. 2000-06-01
    ➕
    RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan appointed
    director
  41. 2000-06-01
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 1999-11-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As QCOMPLIANCE LIMITED
  43. 1999-11-24
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 1999-11-24
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 Alfred Alastair Gordon
Individual · British · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Stephen John Greenwellceased 30/07/2020· 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-11-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2nd Floor Thistle House
24 Thistle Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1XD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (1 active · 13 resigned)

BUTCHART, Michael Steven→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACUMEN ACCOUNTANTS AND ADVISORS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2009-12-01
Resigned
MD SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-12-01 · resigned 2012-01-24
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-24 · resigned 2000-06-01
Resigned
THE GRANT SMITH LAW PRACTICE→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2000-10-27
Resigned
BOWMAN, Sally Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2000-10-27
Resigned
GORDON, Alfred Alastair→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2014-10-08
Resigned
MALEY, Sebastian Michael→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-10-08 · resigned 2017-03-15
Resigned
MCGILL, Alasdair Iain→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned
MORRISON, Moira Jean→
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-10-27 · resigned 2001-08-23
Resigned
PARNELL, Angie Marie→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-10-08 · resigned 2015-11-19
Resigned
RITCHIE, Sheila Ewan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2000-06-01 · resigned 2000-11-24
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Alexander George→
director · ~74y · appointed 2001-08-23 · resigned 2009-10-26
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-24 · resigned 2000-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (109 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-17
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16