OPEN PLANET SOFTWARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC333907 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-14
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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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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 (76/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
62 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees500500

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  2. 2025-12-10
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  3. 2025-11-01
    ➕
    MURRISON, Diane appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-11-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2025-10-27
    ➖
    MACLEAN, Karen Jane resigned
    secretary
  6. 2025-10-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-08-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-08-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-07-28
    ➖
    MACLEAN, Gavin Robert resigned
    director
  11. 2024-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-24
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  19. 2018-10-24
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2018-09-06
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  21. 2007-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As OPEN PLANET SOFTWARE LIMITED
  22. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    MURRISON, Gordon appointed
    director
  23. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    MACLEAN, Karen Jane appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    SAMEDAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-11-14
    ➖
    SAMEDAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    MACLEAN, Gavin Robert appointed
    director
  27. 2007-11-14
    ➕
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2007-11-14
    ➖
    WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 18 years.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon Murrison
Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence14/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gavin Robert Macleanceased 28/07/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2007-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Office 10 Crichiebank Business Centre
Mill Road
Inverurie
AB51 5NQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MURRISON, Diane→
secretary · appointed 2025-11-01
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Active
MURRISON, Gordon→
director · ~53y · appointed 2007-11-14
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Active
MACLEAN, Karen Jane→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2025-10-27
Resigned
SAMEDAY COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2007-11-14
Resigned
MACLEAN, Gavin Robert→
director · ~54y · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2024-07-28
Resigned
WILDMAN & BATTELL LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-11-14 · resigned 2007-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-12-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-11-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29