OPTOSWIM TECHNOLOGIES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC326523 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-28
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 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
77 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,871
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£16k
↓ 1.5% YoY
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£3k£969£5k£9k£12k£16kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£-2.9k£-2.3k
Cash£16.1k£16.3k
Net assets£-2.9k£-2.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-29
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  2. 2024-04-30
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  3. 2023-07-31
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  4. 2022-07-28
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  5. 2021-04-29
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  6. 2020-04-21
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  7. 2019-04-30
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  8. 2019-01-08
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  9. 2019-01-07
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    address · AD01
  10. 2018-05-01
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  11. 2018-04-29
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  12. 2018-01-29
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  13. 2017-04-29
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  14. 2016-08-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-07-09
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    BARWELL CONSULTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2013-07-09
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    MACKIE, Alexander Charles Gordon resigned
    director
  17. 2010-06-08
    ➕
    BARWELL CONSULTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2010-06-08
    ➖
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2010-06-08
    ➕
    MACKIE, Alexander Charles Gordon appointed
    director
  20. 2010-06-04
    ➖
    HERBERT, Neill Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2007-09-26
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    KADRI, Sunil, Dr appointed
    director
  22. 2007-09-26
    ➕
    HERBERT, Neill Andrew appointed
    director
  23. 2007-09-26
    ➖
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2007-06-28
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    Company incorporated
    As OPTOSWIM TECHNOLOGIES LTD
  25. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-06-28
    ➕
    SHELF DIRECTOR 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

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
Dr Sunil Kadri
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2007-06-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

C/O Stewart Gilmour & Co. C.A.S 3rd Floor, St George's Buildings
5 St Vincent Place
Glasgow
G1 2DH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

KADRI, Sunil, Dr→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARWELL CONSULTING LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-06-08 · resigned 2013-07-09
Resigned
SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-28 · resigned 2010-06-08
Resigned
HERBERT, Neill Andrew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-09-26 · resigned 2010-06-04
Resigned
MACKIE, Alexander Charles Gordon→
director · ~85y · appointed 2010-06-08 · resigned 2013-07-09
Resigned
SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-06-28 · resigned 2007-09-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

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2026-02-10
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2025-04-29
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2024-12-30
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2024-04-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
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accounts · AA
2022-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21
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accounts · AA
2021-04-29
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2021-01-05
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accounts · AA
2020-04-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-29
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accounts · AA
2019-04-30