YOUNG COMPUTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC319150 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-21
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-18.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £18,357
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
-£18k
↓ 101% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£18k-£14k-£9k-£5k-£88£4kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-18.4k£-9.2k
Current assets£3.7k£4.5k
Cash£2.1k£2.9k
Debtors£1.6k£1.6k
Net assets£-18.4k£-9.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
    ➖
    YOUNG, Grant Alexander resigned
    director
  2. 2026-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-07-17
    ➕
    YOUNG, Grant Alexander appointed
    director
  10. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  12. 2019-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2011-03-22
    ➕
    HERNANDEZ, Alex appointed
    secretary
  19. 2011-03-22
    ➖
    BARNES, Helen resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As YOUNG COMPUTING LIMITED
  21. 2007-03-21
    ➕
    YOUNG, Heather appointed
    director
  22. 2007-03-21
    ➕
    BARNES, Helen appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "YOUNG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Heather Margaret Young
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

22 The Bowery
Leslie
Glenrothes
KY6 3DH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HERNANDEZ, Alex→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YOUNG, Heather→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNES, Helen→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-21 · resigned 2011-03-22
Resigned
YOUNG, Grant Alexander→
director · ~48y · appointed 2022-07-17 · resigned 2026-03-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-04