2E-VOLVE (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC261922 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-14
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

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£194.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 95110Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 19.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
82
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 £194,153

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
Net Worth
£194k
Current Assets
£122k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£217.4k
Current assets£121.9k
Cash£8.8k
Debtors£109.6k
Net assets£194.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  2. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-16
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    WINTER, Stuart William resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-24
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    LEMMON, Jack Ryan resigned
    director
  7. 2024-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-06-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-07-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-25
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  17. 2021-01-25
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2020-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2020-12-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-12-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-12-02
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    LEMMON, Jack Ryan appointed
    director
  22. 2020-12-02
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    WINTER, Stuart William appointed
    director
  23. 2020-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2020-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2019-10-30
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    REYNOLDS, Edward resigned
    director
  26. 2007-07-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  27. 2007-02-09
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    LEMMON, Fiona resigned
    director
  28. 2007-02-09
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    REYNOLDS, Edward appointed
    director
  29. 2006-12-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  30. 2006-10-20
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    LEMMON, Fiona appointed
    director
  31. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    LEMMON, Craig John appointed
    secretary
  32. 2006-10-16
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    MCLEAN, Cameron Peddie resigned
    secretary
  33. 2004-04-02
    ➖
    LEMMON, Craig John resigned
    secretary
  34. 2004-04-02
    ➕
    MCLEAN, Cameron Peddie appointed
    secretary
  35. 2004-04-02
    ➖
    LEMMON, Fiona resigned
    director
  36. 2004-01-19
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2004-01-19
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  38. 2004-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As 2E-VOLVE (UK) LTD
  39. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    LEMMON, Craig John appointed
    director
  40. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    LEMMON, Craig John appointed
    secretary
  41. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    LEMMON, Fiona appointed
    director
  43. 2004-01-14
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Trustees Of 2e-Volve Employee Benefit Trust holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Trustees Of 2e-Volve Employee Benefit Trust
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
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2E-VOLVE (UK) LTD
This company · SC261922

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Trustees Of 2e-Volve Employee Benefit Trust
Corporate entity
50–75%
—50-75% shares · trust interest02/12/2020
Mr Craig John Lemmon
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
25–50%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest12/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Edward Reynoldsceased 01/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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8 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
Incorporated2004-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Office 3 Step Commercial Centre
Stirling Enterprise Park
Stirling
Stirling
FK7 7RP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

LEMMON, Craig John→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEMMON, Craig John→
director · ~66y · appointed 2004-01-14
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Active
LEMMON, Craig John→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-14 · resigned 2004-04-02
Resigned
MCLEAN, Cameron Peddie→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2006-10-16
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-01-14 · resigned 2004-01-19
Resigned
LEMMON, Fiona→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-10-20 · resigned 2007-02-09
Resigned
LEMMON, Fiona→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-01-14 · resigned 2004-04-02
Resigned
LEMMON, Jack Ryan→
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-12-02 · resigned 2024-12-24
Resigned
REYNOLDS, Edward→
director · ~67y · appointed 2007-02-09 · resigned 2019-10-30
Resigned
WINTER, Stuart William→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-12-02 · resigned 2025-01-16
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-01-14 · resigned 2004-01-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property10/07/200712/02/2020
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property21/12/2006—
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Recent filings (89 total)

accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-25