SIGMOID SOLUTIONS LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC314209 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-08

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2020

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2020-02-28
Average employees	100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2022-06-14
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2022-06-14
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Company dissolved
2022-03-29
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2022-03-23
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-08-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2020-09-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-05-27
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LAMBERT, Nicholas resigned
director
2018-12-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-12-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-01-11
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2018-01-11
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2017-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-18
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-11-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-01-08
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-02-18
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LAMBERT, Nicholas appointed
director
2014-01-27
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COSH, Stephen resigned
director
2013-04-02
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SCHMIDT VALLE, Dan resigned
director
2012-10-22
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ALLAN, David Stewart resigned
director
2011-11-17
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SCHMIDT VALLE, Dan appointed
director
2011-11-07
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COSH, Stephen appointed
director
2010-11-30
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ALLAN, David Stewart appointed
director
2008-12-31
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IRVINE, John resigned
director
2007-05-10
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IRVINE, David appointed
secretary
2007-05-10
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-01-10
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IRVINE, David appointed
director
2007-01-10
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IRVINE, John appointed
director
2007-01-10
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MBM NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2007-01-08
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Company incorporated
As SIGMOID SOLUTIONS LTD
2007-01-08
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2007-01-08
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MBM NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

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 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2022-06-14

Group structure

Maidsafe.Net Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Maidsafe.Net Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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SIGMOID SOLUTIONS LTD

This company · SC314209

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Maidsafe.Net Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	20/04/2017

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr David Irvineceased 20/04/2017· 75-100% shares · board control · significant influence · firm interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2007-01-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

163 Bath Street

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

G2 4SQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2021-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 7 resigned)

IRVINE, David→

secretary · appointed 2007-05-10

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Active

IRVINE, David→

director · ~61y · appointed 2007-01-10

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Active

MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-01-08 · resigned 2007-05-10

Resigned

ALLAN, David Stewart→

director · ~67y · appointed 2010-11-30 · resigned 2012-10-22

Resigned

COSH, Stephen→

director · ~56y · appointed 2011-11-07 · resigned 2014-01-27

Resigned

IRVINE, John→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-01-10 · resigned 2008-12-31

Resigned

LAMBERT, Nicholas→

director · ~50y · appointed 2014-02-18 · resigned 2019-05-27

Resigned

SCHMIDT VALLE, Dan→

director · ~46y · appointed 2011-11-17 · resigned 2013-04-02

Resigned

MBM NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2007-01-08 · resigned 2007-01-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2022-06-14

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2022-03-29

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2022-03-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-08-06

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-01-05

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2021-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-09-14

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-02-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2019-12-11

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2019-12-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2019-08-14

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2019-06-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2018-12-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2018-12-18