EARL IT LTD

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SC326333 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-26
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-04-11
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2023-04-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-04-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-04-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-04-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-04-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2007-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As EARL IT LTD
  19. 2007-06-26
    ➕
    EARL, Gillian appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-06-26
    ➕
    EARL, Michael appointed
    director

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 "EARL" — 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 19 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 60. 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

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
Mr Michael Earl
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-06-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

5 South Charlotte Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

EARL, Gillian→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-26
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EARL, Michael→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-26
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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-11
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-26