DATAGRID COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC311552 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-07
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 (78/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
43 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-04📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs DATAGRID COMMUNICATIONS LTD.
- 2006-11-07➕EVONG, Inire appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-07➕EVONG, Evong appointeddirector
- 2006-11-07➕EVONG, Inire appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 19 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Evong Evong Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2017 |
Mrs Inire Evong Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
16 Pitcaple Gardens
Livingston
EH54 9HW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
EVONG, Evong→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-11-07
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EVONG, Inire→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2006-11-07
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-08