SIMBIOTIC CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC277153 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-07
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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 (4 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300300

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
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Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-09-29
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  5. 2021-09-29
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  6. 2020-12-31
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  7. 2020-06-04
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  8. 2019-09-30
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  9. 2018-11-05
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  10. 2017-09-30
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  11. 2016-09-30
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  12. 2016-01-04
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  13. 2015-09-30
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  14. 2014-12-30
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  15. 2014-09-30
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  16. 2004-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As SIMBIOTIC CONSULTING LIMITED
  17. 2004-12-07
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    COLLINS, Barbara Anne, Dr appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-12-07
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    COLLINS, Graham Richard Mcfarlane, Dr appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-12-07
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    COLLINS, Barbara Anne, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2004-12-07
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    COLLINS, Graham Richard Mcfarlane, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2004-12-07
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-12-07
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Barbara Anne Collins
Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Graham Richard Mcfarlane Collinsceased 03/05/2020· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2004-12-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

4 Fortingall Avenue
Glasgow
G12 0LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

COLLINS, Barbara Anne, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-07
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Active
COLLINS, Graham Richard Mcfarlane, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-07
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Active
COLLINS, Barbara Anne, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-12-07
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Active
COLLINS, Graham Richard Mcfarlane, Dr→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-12-07
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-07 · resigned 2004-12-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
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2022-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
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accounts · AA
2021-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30