CONVERGENT-AV LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC236660 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-11
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£15.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (75/100)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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £15,760
Cash YoY
+221%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£8k
↑ 221% YoY
Net Worth
£16k
↑ 211% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.8k | £5.1k |
| Current assets | £38.2k | £29.8k |
| Cash | £8.1k | £2.5k |
| Debtors | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £15.8k | £5.1k |
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 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2011-09-30➖FRASER, Hugh Thomson resignedsecretary
- 2002-09-13➖DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-09-13➖DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2002-09-11🏢Company incorporatedAs CONVERGENT-AV LTD.
- 2002-09-11➕FRASER, Gordon Murray appointeddirector
- 2002-09-11➕FRASER, Hugh Thomson appointedsecretary
- 2002-09-11➕DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-09-11➕DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gordon Murray Fraser Individual · British · DOB 06/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Registered office
5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
FRASER, Gordon Murray→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2002-09-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FRASER, Hugh Thomson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-09-11 · resigned 2011-09-30
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-11 · resigned 2002-09-13
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-11 · resigned 2002-09-13
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Recent filings (62 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-22