OMP IT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC331937 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-05
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
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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
57 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-10📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-10-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-09-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-11📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-10-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs OMP IT LIMITED
- 2007-10-05➕JENNER, Sarah appointedsecretary
- 2007-10-05➕JACK, Colin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 64 — 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
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Jack Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-10-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Mealbane Cottage Tomich
Cannich
Beauly
IV4 7LY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
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Recent filings (57 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-09-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-21