FREELANCE EURO SERVICES (MMCCCLXXXIV) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC310314 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-16
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
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year to Apr 2025
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
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 (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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
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
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-052024-04-05
Average employees2200

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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-09-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-10-03
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    officers · CH03
  13. 2019-02-05
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-14
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-23
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-04-06
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    CASSIDY, Kerry Sianne appointed
    director
  18. 2007-11-11
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    CASSIDY, Kerry Sianne appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-11-11
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    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2007-01-22
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    CASSIDY, Thomas appointed
    director
  21. 2007-01-22
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    ROBERTSON, Alexander George resigned
    director
  22. 2006-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As FREELANCE EURO SERVICES (MMCCCLXXXIV) LIMITED
  23. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2006-10-16
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Alexander George 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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

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 Thomas Cassidy
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Kerry Cassidy
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-10-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Stannergate House 41 Dundee Road West
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1NB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CASSIDY, Kerry Sianne→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASSIDY, Kerry Sianne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CASSIDY, Thomas→
director · ~57y · appointed 2007-01-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FREELANCE EURO CONTRACTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2007-11-11
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Alexander George→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-10-16 · resigned 2007-01-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-15