BUSINESS SUPPORT SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC211436 · ltd · incorporated 2000-09-28
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£63.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £63,927

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£64k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£76k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£45k£61k£76kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£63.9k£56.6k
Current assets£75.8k£73.9k
Net assets£63.9k£56.6k

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
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. 2025-09-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-03-03
    ➕
    EUNSON, Karen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  6. 2023-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-06-10
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2004-08-31
    ➕
    EUNSON, Karen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2004-08-31
    ➖
    HAWKINS, Roland George resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-08-31
    ➖
    HAWKINS, Roland George resigned
    director
  19. 2000-09-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BUSINESS SUPPORT SOLUTIONS (UK) LIMITED
  20. 2000-09-28
    ➕
    LEARMONTH, Kevin Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 2000-09-28
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Roland George appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-09-28
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-09-28
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-09-28
    ➕
    HAWKINS, Roland George appointed
    director
  25. 2000-09-28
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2000-09-28
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Karen Elizabeth Eunson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/03/2023
Mr Kevin Thomas Learmonth
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
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
Incorporated2000-09-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Uradale, East Voe
Scalloway
Shetland
ZE1 0US

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

EUNSON, Karen Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-31
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Active
EUNSON, Karen Elizabeth→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-03-03
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Active
LEARMONTH, Kevin Thomas→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-09-28
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Active
HAWKINS, Roland George→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2004-08-31
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2000-09-28
Resigned
HAWKINS, Roland George→
director · ~53y · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2004-08-31
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-09-28 · resigned 2000-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-28