SCOTRONIX LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC275247 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-28
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£11.3k
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: 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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, 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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £11,326
Net assets shrinking
Down £291 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£11k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£15k£22k£30k£37kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£11.3k£11.6k
Current assets£25.9k£37.0k
Net assets£11.3k£11.6k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-23
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2020-12-08
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  8. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-25
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-11-24
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-24
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    officers · CH01
  15. 2015-11-24
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    officers · CH03
  16. 2007-02-20
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    ATFIELD, Isobelle appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-02-20
    ➖
    3RD OPTION (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2004-10-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SCOTRONIX LIMITED
  19. 2004-10-28
    ➕
    MCBRIDE, Scott Allan appointed
    director
  20. 2004-10-28
    ➕
    3RD OPTION (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2004-10-28
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    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2004-10-28
    ➖
    A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2004-10-28
    ➕
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2004-10-28
    ➖
    A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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 22 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 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

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 Scott Allan Mcbride
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/11/2020

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
Incorporated2004-10-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

20 Muirend Grove
Perth
Perth & Kinross
PH1 1JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ATFIELD, Isobelle→
secretary · appointed 2007-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCBRIDE, Scott Allan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
3RD OPTION (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-10-28 · resigned 2007-02-20
Resigned
A.C. SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-10-28 · resigned 2004-10-28
Resigned
A.C. DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2004-10-28 · resigned 2004-10-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-08
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-04