ITME LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC258500 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-30
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£647
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33130
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33140SIC 33140
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £647

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£647
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 48% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£5k£7k£9k£12kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£647£1.7k
Current assets£6.1k£11.7k
Net assets£647£469

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-07
    MCCLEAN, Marianne appointed
    secretary
  11. 2017-08-07
    MCCLEAN, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  12. 2017-08-07
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    officers · AP03
  13. 2017-08-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2017-08-07
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2016-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2004-05-21
    MCCLEAN, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ITME LTD.
  19. 2003-10-30
    MCCLEAN, Iain Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2003-10-30
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-10-30
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-10-30
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2003-10-30
    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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain Thomas Mcclean
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Mccleanceased 07/08/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2003-10-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33130 — SIC 33130

Registered office

224 West Regent Street
Glasgow
G2 4DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCCLEAN, Marianne
secretary · appointed 2017-08-07
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Active
MCCLEAN, Iain Thomas
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-10-30
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Active
MCCLEAN, Andrew
secretary · appointed 2004-05-21 · resigned 2017-08-07
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-30 · resigned 2003-10-30
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-10-30 · resigned 2003-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-30