OLYMPIAN SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC207579 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-30
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
64 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-06-29
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-01-11
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    BEAL, Victoria Katherine resigned
    director
  18. 2000-05-30
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    Company incorporated
    As OLYMPIAN SOLUTIONS LTD
  19. 2000-05-30
    ➕
    BEAL, David John Anthony appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-05-30
    ➕
    BEAL, David John Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2000-05-30
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-05-30
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-05-30
    ➕
    BEAL, Victoria Katherine appointed
    director
  24. 2000-05-30
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2000-05-30
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    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 26 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David John Anthony Beal
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-05-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Moreland House
Cleish
Kinross-Shire
KY13 0LP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BEAL, David John Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2000-05-30
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Active
BEAL, David John Anthony→
director · ~56y · appointed 2000-05-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2000-05-30
Resigned
BEAL, Victoria Katherine→
director · ~55y · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2009-01-11
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-30 · resigned 2000-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-30