SHETLAND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC334698 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-30
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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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
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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees1100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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. 2026-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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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. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-03-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2019-03-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-03-04
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-24
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    officers · AP04
  14. 2017-02-24
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-02-16
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    THE A9 PARTNERSHIP LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  16. 2017-02-16
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    HETHERINGTON, Paul Clive resigned
    secretary
  17. 2016-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-11-30
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    Company incorporated
    As SHETLAND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  19. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    TERRIS, Stuart William appointed
    director
  20. 2007-11-30
    ➕
    HETHERINGTON, Paul Clive appointed
    secretary

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 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
Mr Stuart William Terris
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
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
Incorporated2007-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

47 Commercial Road
Lerwick
ZE1 0NJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

THE A9 PARTNERSHIP LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-02-16
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Active
TERRIS, Stuart William→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-11-30
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Active
HETHERINGTON, Paul Clive→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2017-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-03-15