VOKURTIS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC252536 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-09

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

£184.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 54). 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 (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.2y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 19.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £184,684

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£185k

~ YoY

Current Assets

£12k

↑ 23% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Total assets	£184.7k	£182.9k
Current assets	£11.9k	£9.7k
Net assets	£184.7k	£182.9k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-11-18
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2025-02-12
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2023-11-28
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2023-02-20
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2022-03-11
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2021-04-06
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2020-03-24
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accounts · AA
2018-12-13
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2018-12-10
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2018-04-19
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2017-04-27
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2016-04-25
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accounts · AA
2015-07-16
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2015-04-22
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accounts · AA
2014-08-04
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annual-return · AR01
2009-02-12
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Charge satisfied #1
2009-02-12
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Charge satisfied #2
2008-12-17
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
2007-03-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
2007-03-14
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
2003-07-09
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Company incorporated
As VOKURTIS LIMITED
2003-07-09
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VOKURKA, Elizabeth Ann appointed
secretary
2003-07-09
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CURTIS, Lee, Dr appointed
director
2003-07-09
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-09
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-09
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-07-09
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Elizabeth Ann Vokurka Individual · British,American · DOB 08/1972 · age 54	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	09/07/2016
Dr Lee Curtis Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	09/07/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-07-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

3 Bank Road

East Linton

East Lothian

EH40 3AH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-23

Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

VOKURKA, Elizabeth Ann→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-09

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Active

CURTIS, Lee, Dr→

director · ~54y · appointed 2003-07-09

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2003-07-09

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-09 · resigned 2003-07-09

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC	Standard security	1 property	17/12/2008	—
satisfied	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland	Standard security	1 property	22/03/2007	12/02/2009
satisfied	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland	Floating charge	1 property	14/03/2007	12/02/2009

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