MARK HADDON LTD.

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SC219339 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-22
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -86% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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, 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, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,606
Cash draining
Cash down 86% YoY
Cash YoY
-86%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£112
↓ 86% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 80200% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£437£873£1k£2k£2kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.6k£2
Current assets£1.5k£2.2k
Cash£112£773
Debtors£1.4k£1.4k
Net assets£1.6k£2

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.

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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 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-20
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    RUTHERFORD, Alison Jane resigned
    director
  3. 2025-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-07-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2016-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-04-01
    ➖
    HADDON, Alison Jane resigned
    secretary
  18. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, Alison Jane appointed
    director
  19. 2001-05-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MARK HADDON LTD.
  20. 2001-05-22
    ➕
    HADDON, David Mark appointed
    director
  21. 2001-05-22
    ➕
    HADDON, Alison Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-05-22
    ➕
    1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-05-22
    ➖
    1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2001-05-22
    ➕
    REPORTACTION LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2001-05-22
    ➖
    REPORTACTION LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HADDON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Haddon
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1964 · age 62
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
Incorporated2001-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

29 Newtown Street
Duns
TD11 3AS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-21
Last: 2026-05-07

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HADDON, David Mark→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HADDON, Alison Jane→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-22 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned
1ST CERT FORMATIONS LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-05-22 · resigned 2001-05-22
Resigned
RUTHERFORD, Alison Jane→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2026-03-20
Resigned
REPORTACTION LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-05-22 · resigned 2001-05-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29