INTELLIGENT STORAGE SOLUTIONS LTD.

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SC257862 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-20
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 12.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£120.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 12.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £120,693
Cash YoY
+400%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£514k
↑ 400% YoY
Net Worth
£121k
↑ 564% YoY
Current Assets
£2.2m
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£26k£411k£848k£1.3m£1.7m£2.2mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£120.7k£-26.0k
Current assets£2.16M£1.60M
Cash£513.9k£102.8k
Debtors£940.5k£1.07M
Net assets£120.7k£-26.0k

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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2023-12-20
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  4. 2022-12-22
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  5. 2021-12-22
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  6. 2021-12-13
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  7. 2021-03-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2020-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  9. 2019-12-20
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  10. 2018-10-30
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  11. 2017-12-19
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  12. 2016-12-20
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  13. 2015-12-30
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  14. 2015-10-27
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  15. 2015-10-27
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2015-01-31
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    LOGAN, Raymond resigned
    secretary
  17. 2015-01-31
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    LOGAN, Raymond resigned
    director
  18. 2013-11-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Graham Davy
  19. 2013-11-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Graham Davy
  20. 2013-11-05
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    DAVY, Graham appointed
    director
  21. 2013-11-05
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    GODFREY, Jonathan Alan appointed
    director
  22. 2013-11-05
    ➕
    MORGAN, Andrew Sean appointed
    director
  23. 2012-09-14
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    WALLACE, Derek George resigned
    director
  24. 2011-10-01
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    LOGAN, Raymond appointed
    secretary
  25. 2011-10-01
    ➖
    WALLACE, Mary Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  26. 2008-12-01
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    LOGAN, Raymond appointed
    director
  27. 2003-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As INTELLIGENT STORAGE SOLUTIONS LTD.
  28. 2003-10-20
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    WALLACE, Mark John appointed
    director
  29. 2003-10-20
    ➕
    WALLACE, Mary Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  30. 2003-10-20
    ➕
    WALLACE, Derek George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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INTELLIGENT STORAGE SOLUTIONS LTD.
This company · SC257862

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Intelligent Lifecycle Solutions Limited
Corporate entity
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
Incorporated2003-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Unit 18 Laverock Road
Stirling Road Industrial Estate
Airdrie
North Lanarkshire
ML6 7UD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

DAVY, Graham→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GODFREY, Jonathan Alan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-11-05
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Active
MORGAN, Andrew Sean→
director · ~57y · appointed 2013-11-05
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Active
WALLACE, Mark John→
director · ~48y · appointed 2003-10-20
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Active
LOGAN, Raymond→
secretary · appointed 2011-10-01 · resigned 2015-01-31
Resigned
WALLACE, Mary Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2003-10-20 · resigned 2011-10-01
Resigned
LOGAN, Raymond→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2015-01-31
Resigned
WALLACE, Derek George→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-10-20 · resigned 2012-09-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Graham Davy
A registered charge1 property29/11/2013—
outstanding
Graham Davy
A registered charge1 property29/11/2013—
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Recent filings (71 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-20