IP CLARITY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC284487 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-09

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 May 2025

Net worth

£6.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.9y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 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

50 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £6,653

Net assets shrinking

Down £22,340 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£7k

↓ 77% YoY

Current Assets

£24k

↓ 36% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	£9.3k	£31.0k
Current assets	£24.4k	£38.1k
Net assets	£6.7k	£29.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-02-27
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2025-04-23
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2024-02-28
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2023-03-02
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2022-03-23
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2021-05-05
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accounts · AA
2020-02-28
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accounts · AA
2019-11-14
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officers · CH01
2019-11-14
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officers · TM02
2019-08-05
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WHITTET, Neil resigned
secretary
2019-02-28
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accounts · AA
2018-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-05-20
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annual-return · AR01
2016-02-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-05-22
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annual-return · AR01
2015-03-26
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2005-05-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Cattles Invoice Finance Limited
2005-05-09
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Company incorporated
As IP CLARITY LIMITED
2005-05-09
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ANDERSON, Owen Eric appointed
director
2005-05-09
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WHITTET, Neil appointed
secretary
2005-05-09
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-05-09
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

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 59 — 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 59. 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Owen Eric Anderson Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	09/05/2017

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

Incorporated2005-05-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

6 Atholl Crescent

Perth

PH1 5JN

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-23

Last: 2025-05-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ANDERSON, Owen Eric→

director · ~59y · appointed 2005-05-09

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Active

WHITTET, Neil→

secretary · appointed 2005-05-09 · resigned 2019-08-05

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-09 · resigned 2005-05-09

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Cattles Invoice Finance Cattles Invoice Finance Limited	Floating charge	1 property	23/05/2005	—

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