EVO GRAPHICS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC276363 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-23
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£12.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -51% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £12,093
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,599 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 51% YoY
Cash YoY
-51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£12k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£30kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£12.1k£13.7k
Current assets£29.3k£29.8k
Cash£9.3k£18.8k
Debtors£20.1k£10.9k
Net assets£12.1k£13.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
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  2. 2024-11-13
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  3. 2023-08-10
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  4. 2022-12-23
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  5. 2021-12-24
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  6. 2020-12-24
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  7. 2019-12-05
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  8. 2018-12-04
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  9. 2017-11-30
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  10. 2016-12-28
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  11. 2015-12-24
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  12. 2015-12-08
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  13. 2014-12-19
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  14. 2014-12-16
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  15. 2013-12-10
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  16. 2009-01-28
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    ALI, Riaz Yaqub resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-01-28
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    ALI, Riaz Yaqub resigned
    director
  18. 2004-11-23
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    Company incorporated
    As EVO GRAPHICS LIMITED
  19. 2004-11-23
    ➕
    MCCALLUM, John Hugh Craigie appointed
    director
  20. 2004-11-23
    ➕
    ALI, Riaz Yaqub appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-11-23
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    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-11-23
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    SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-11-23
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    ALI, Riaz Yaqub appointed
    director
  24. 2004-11-23
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    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2004-11-23
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    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 John Hugh Craigie Mccallum
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-11-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

32 Greenknowe Street
Wishaw
North Lanarkshire
ML2 0QT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCCALLUM, John Hugh Craigie→
director · ~62y · appointed 2004-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALI, Riaz Yaqub→
secretary · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2009-01-28
Resigned
SAME-DAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2004-11-23
Resigned
ALI, Riaz Yaqub→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2009-01-28
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-23 · resigned 2004-11-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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2025-12-01
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
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2025-01-06
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2024-11-13
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2023-12-22
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2023-08-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
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2022-12-23
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accounts · AA
2021-12-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-01
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2020-12-24
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2019-12-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-05
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2018-12-04