SUPPLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC255206 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-02
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒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
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
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
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees1

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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  2. 2025-09-10
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  3. 2025-06-10
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  4. 2025-06-09
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  5. 2024-06-30
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  6. 2023-06-30
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  7. 2022-06-26
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  8. 2021-06-29
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  9. 2020-05-28
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  10. 2019-06-29
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  11. 2018-06-16
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  12. 2017-06-30
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  13. 2016-06-28
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  14. 2015-09-12
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  15. 2015-06-30
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  16. 2012-04-03
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    MCDOWALL, Gregor Ian appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-04-03
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    MCDOWALL, Sheila resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-09-10
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    MCDOWALL, Sheila appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-09-10
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    MCDOWALL, Lyndsey Ann resigned
    director
  20. 2006-04-28
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    WOODS, Andrea Jean resigned
    director
  21. 2006-04-28
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    WOODS, Stephen resigned
    director
  22. 2003-09-02
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    Company incorporated
    As SUPPLE LIMITED
  23. 2003-09-02
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    MCDOWALL, Gregor Ian appointed
    director
  24. 2003-09-02
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    MCDOWALL, Gregor Ian appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-09-02
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    MCDOWALL, Gregor Ian resigned
    secretary
  26. 2003-09-02
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    MCDOWALL, Lyndsey Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2003-09-02
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    WOODS, Andrea Jean appointed
    director
  28. 2003-09-02
    ➕
    WOODS, Stephen appointed
    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

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 Greg Ian Mcdowall
Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2003-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

36 Alder Drive
Oakbank
Perth
PH1 1ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MCDOWALL, Gregor Ian→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-03
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Active
MCDOWALL, Gregor Ian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-09-02
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Active
MCDOWALL, Gregor Ian→
secretary · appointed 2003-09-02 · resigned 2003-09-02
Resigned
MCDOWALL, Sheila→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-10 · resigned 2012-04-03
Resigned
MCDOWALL, Lyndsey Ann→
director · ~48y · appointed 2003-09-02 · resigned 2007-09-10
Resigned
WOODS, Andrea Jean→
director · ~57y · appointed 2003-09-02 · resigned 2006-04-28
Resigned
WOODS, Stephen→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-09-02 · resigned 2006-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-28