NETWORK SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC284028 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-29

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.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 90 → 70
· Opportunity score: 75 → 67
· Bankability: 75 → 65
· Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative

Opportunity decay

softening · 6-months

Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.

· 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Opportunity score: 75 → 67
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
↓Bankability: 75 → 65
·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

67/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

67/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

£13k

↓ 7.9% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	—	£10.7k
Current assets	£13.3k	£14.5k
Net assets	—	£10.7k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-05-26
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-05-20
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-04-30
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-01-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2011-05-01
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JARVIE, Agnes Provan resigned
secretary
2005-04-29
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Company incorporated
As NETWORK SYSTEMS SOLUTIONS LIMITED
2005-04-29
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JARVIE, James Thomas appointed
director
2005-04-29
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JARVIE, Agnes Provan appointed
secretary
2005-04-29
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-29
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-04-29
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2005-04-29
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

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.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Thomas Jarvie Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	26/04/2017

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

Incorporated2005-04-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

91 Alexander Street

Airdrie

North Lanarkshire

ML6 0BD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-11OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

JARVIE, James Thomas→

director · ~57y · appointed 2005-04-29

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Active

JARVIE, Agnes Provan→

secretary · appointed 2005-04-29 · resigned 2011-05-01

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-29 · resigned 2005-04-29

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-04-29 · resigned 2005-04-29

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-05-26

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-05-20