CODE DOCTOR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC279919 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£24.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £24,810
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,657 YoY

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£25k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↓ 1.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£12k£18k£24k£29kJan 2024Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£24.8k£29.5k£2
Current assets£13.1k£13.3k£18.2k
Net assets£24.8k£29.5k£2

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-19
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-01
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-18
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-09
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2021-09-01
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    KHAN, Rabia appointed
    director
  8. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-01
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-04-01
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-07
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-02-28
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    KHAN, Rabia resigned
    director
  13. 2018-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-08
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-02
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-21
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2005-02-14
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    Company incorporated
    As CODE DOCTOR LIMITED
  19. 2005-02-14
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    KHAN, Rabia appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-02-14
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    KHAN, Masood appointed
    director
  21. 2005-02-14
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    KHAN, Rabia appointed
    director

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

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KHAN, Rabia (same surname) appointed 2021-09-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Masood Khan
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/02/2017
Mrs Rabia Khan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares14/02/2017

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
Incorporated2005-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

4 Norwood Drive
Giffnock
Glasgow
G46 7LR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

KHAN, Rabia→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-14
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Active
KHAN, Masood→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-02-14
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Active
KHAN, Rabia→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-09-01
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Active
KHAN, Rabia→
director · ~54y · appointed 2005-02-14 · resigned 2019-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-15