PROSOURCE.IT (UK) LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC242550 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 17.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 68). 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 17.9y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (7 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
210 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.
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 (40 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-08-27📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-08-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-31📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-07-31📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-09➖HOUSTON, Stuart Robert Paterson resigneddirector
- 2025-03-20📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-02-20📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-02-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-02-03📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-02-03📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-09-05📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-08-23📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-04-22📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-04-22📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-11-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-11-30📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2022-01-27➕GRAY, Steven appointeddirector
- 2021-08-19➖BALSAMO, Dante Andrea resigneddirector
- 2019-01-16➕BALSAMO, Dante Andrea appointeddirector
- 2012-05-15➕HOUSTON, Stuart Robert Paterson appointeddirector
- 2012-01-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2008-06-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2007-02-12➖BRUCE, Ian resigneddirector
- 2005-04-07➕BRUCE, Ian appointeddirector
- 2003-07-01➕MACKIE, Stephen Craig appointedsecretary
- 2003-07-01➕ADAMS, Craig Ian appointeddirector
- 2003-07-01➕MACKIE, Stephen Craig appointeddirector
- 2003-07-01➕PROCTOR, Stewart Charles appointeddirector
- 2003-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs PROSOURCE.IT (UK) LTD.
- 2003-01-20➕COWIE, Mairead appointedsecretary
- 2003-01-20➕COWIE, Alan appointeddirector
- 2003-01-20➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-01-20➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stephen Craig Mackie Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 19/11/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-01-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
1 Hilldowntree Business Centre
Banchory Devenick
Aberdeen
AB12 5YL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26
Officers (7 active · 4 resigned)
Active
MACKIE, Stephen Craig→
Activesecretary · appointed 2003-07-01
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ADAMS, Craig Ian→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2003-07-01
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Active
GRAY, Steven→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2022-01-27
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MACKIE, Stephen Craig→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-07-01
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PROCTOR, Stewart Charles→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2003-07-01
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-20 · resigned 2003-01-20
BALSAMO, Dante Andrea→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-01-16 · resigned 2021-08-19
BRUCE, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2007-02-12
HOUSTON, Stuart Robert Paterson→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2012-05-15 · resigned 2025-06-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 10/01/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 23/06/2008 | — |
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Recent filings (210 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-08-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-18
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-07-31
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-17
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-03-20
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-02-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-02-14
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-02-03
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-22