SUPPLY DESIGN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC222485 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 8.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.0y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Average employees171400

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-01-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2021-03-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  10. 2021-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-12
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    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-04-18
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    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2018-04-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Just Cash Flow PLC
  16. 2018-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-22
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    accounts · AA01
  18. 2017-10-01
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    BRAND, Marc appointed
    director
  19. 2017-09-14
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2017-09-06
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    WATSON, Andrew John appointed
    director
  21. 2016-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2001-08-23
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    Company incorporated
    As SUPPLY DESIGN LIMITED
  23. 2001-08-23
    ➕
    BRITTON, Jennifer Claire appointed
    secretary
  24. 2001-08-23
    ➕
    BRITTON, Craig Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 Craig Alexander Britton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2001-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

13 Comely Park
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7HU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

BRITTON, Jennifer Claire→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-23
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Active
BRAND, Marc→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-10-01
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Active
BRITTON, Craig Alexander→
director · ~52y · appointed 2001-08-23
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Active
WATSON, Andrew John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2017-09-06
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—10/03/2021—
satisfied
Just Cash Flow
Just Cash Flow PLC
A registered charge—18/04/201813/01/2023
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Recent filings (59 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-29