IT INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS 4 U LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC263331 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-11
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-05📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-12➕ROBERTSON, Ian appointeddirector
- 2008-10-14➕OLIVE, Richard Marcus appointedsecretary
- 2008-10-13➖BELL, Jean resignedsecretary
- 2004-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs IT INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS 4 U LIMITED
- 2004-02-11➕BELL, James appointeddirector
- 2004-02-11➕BELL, Jean appointedsecretary
- 2004-02-11➕JSA SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-11➖JSA SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-02-11➕JSA NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-02-11➖JSA NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Robertson Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/02/2018 |
Mr James Bell Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
5 South Gyle Crescent Lane
Edinburgh
EH12 9EG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
OLIVE, Richard Marcus→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-10-14
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Active
ROBERTSON, Ian→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2018-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BELL, Jean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-02-11 · resigned 2008-10-13
JSA SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-11 · resigned 2004-02-11
JSA NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-11 · resigned 2004-02-11
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Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-01