SEPTECH SCOTLAND LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC298225 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-06
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
£54.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Site preparation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £54,234
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,964 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£54k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£20k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£40k£53k£66kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£56.5k£79.3k
Current assets£19.6k£26.2k
Net assets£54.2k£66.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-29
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-03-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-03-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-14
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    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  15. 2019-12-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2006-03-06
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    Company incorporated
    As SEPTECH SCOTLAND LIMITED
  19. 2006-03-06
    ➕
    MCGIBBON, Janet Anne appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-03-06
    ➕
    MCGIBBON, Mark Stuart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-07-29: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Stuart Mcgibbon
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/03/2017
Mrs Janet Anne Mcgibbon
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/03/2022

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
Incorporated2006-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43120 — Site preparation

Registered office

Jade Bogardo
Finavon
Forfar
Angus
DD8 3PW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCGIBBON, Janet Anne→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-06
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Active
MCGIBBON, Mark Stuart→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-03-06
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Active

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-09