DATAGATE SYSTEMS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC228265 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-20
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.5k
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 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
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
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,474
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,269 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 70% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£11k£15k£19kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.5k£14.7k
Current assets£5.6k£18.9k
Net assets£1.5k£14.7k

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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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  2. 2025-03-05
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  3. 2025-02-28
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    BLAIR, Robert Smith resigned
    secretary
  4. 2024-12-24
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  5. 2023-12-19
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  6. 2022-12-27
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  7. 2021-12-18
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  8. 2021-02-08
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  9. 2019-12-21
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  10. 2018-12-26
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  11. 2017-11-24
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  12. 2016-12-24
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  13. 2016-03-07
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  14. 2015-12-30
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  15. 2015-03-19
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  16. 2014-12-20
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  17. 2007-11-18
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    BLAIR, Robert Smith appointed
    secretary
  18. 2007-11-17
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    CURLEY, Fiona Helen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2002-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As DATAGATE SYSTEMS LIMITED
  20. 2002-02-20
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    CURLEY, David Antony appointed
    director
  21. 2002-02-20
    ➕
    CURLEY, Fiona Helen appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-02-20
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-02-20
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    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-02-20
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2002-02-20
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    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — 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 61. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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 Antony Curley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

1 Forres Avenue
Giffnock
Glasgow
G46 6LJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CURLEY, David Antony→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BLAIR, Robert Smith→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-18 · resigned 2025-02-28
Resigned
CURLEY, Fiona Helen→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-20 · resigned 2007-11-17
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-20 · resigned 2002-02-20
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-20 · resigned 2002-02-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
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accounts · AA
2025-12-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
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officers · TM02
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-21