BECOME INTERACTIVE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC215662 · ltd · incorporated 2001-02-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£819
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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

1 live charge · oldest 23.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £819
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,634 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£819
↓ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£4k£6k£9k£11kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£819£3.5k
Current assets£8.1k£10.8k
Net assets£819£3.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-07
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  3. 2023-11-07
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  4. 2022-06-28
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  5. 2021-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2020-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-06-22
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    EWART, Andrew Christopher resigned
    director
  9. 2018-06-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2018-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2018-06-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2017-07-18
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-21
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-06-09
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-09-09
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    DERWIN, Paul James resigned
    director
  17. 2011-09-09
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    O'HARA, James Joseph resigned
    director
  18. 2011-09-08
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    COWIE, Morna Campbell appointed
    director
  19. 2011-09-08
    ➕
    EWART, Andrew Christopher appointed
    director
  20. 2009-02-26
    ➖
    WRIGHT, James resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-02-26
    ➖
    WRIGHT, James David resigned
    director
  22. 2002-11-01
    ➖
    DERWIN, Paul James resigned
    secretary
  23. 2002-11-01
    ➕
    WRIGHT, James appointed
    secretary
  24. 2002-10-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  25. 2001-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BECOME INTERACTIVE LIMITED
  26. 2001-02-12
    ➕
    DERWIN, Paul James appointed
    secretary
  27. 2001-02-12
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-02-12
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-02-12
    ➕
    DERWIN, Paul James appointed
    director
  30. 2001-02-12
    ➕
    O'HARA, James Joseph appointed
    director
  31. 2001-02-12
    ➕
    WRIGHT, James David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
Ms Morna Campbell Cowie
Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/02/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Christopher Ewartceased 01/06/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2001-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

0/1, 36 Polwarth Street
Glasgow
G12 9TX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

COWIE, Morna Campbell→
director · ~61y · appointed 2011-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DERWIN, Paul James→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-12 · resigned 2002-11-01
Resigned
WRIGHT, James→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2009-02-26
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-02-12 · resigned 2001-02-12
Resigned
DERWIN, Paul James→
director · ~50y · appointed 2001-02-12 · resigned 2011-09-09
Resigned
EWART, Andrew Christopher→
director · ~55y · appointed 2011-09-08 · resigned 2018-06-22
Resigned
O'HARA, James Joseph→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-02-12 · resigned 2011-09-09
Resigned
WRIGHT, James David→
director · ~54y · appointed 2001-02-12 · resigned 2009-02-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property31/10/2002—
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Recent filings (77 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-25