VORTEX INVESTMENTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC334727 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
83 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-16➖MOODIE, Duncan Garrioch resigneddirector
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-22📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-18📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2022-01-25📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-01-19➖MOODIE, Karen Mary resignedsecretary
- 2012-11-20➖MOODIE, David Garrioch resigneddirector
- 2011-09-20➕MOODIE, David Garrioch appointeddirector
- 2010-02-01➕MOODIE, Jamie David appointeddirector
- 2010-02-01➕MOODIE, Duncan Garrioch appointeddirector
- 2007-11-30🏢Company incorporatedAs VORTEX INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2007-11-30➕MOODIE, Karen Mary appointeddirector
- 2007-11-30➕MOODIE, Peter Alexander appointeddirector
- 2007-11-30➕MOODIE, Karen Mary appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-30➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-30➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-30➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-director
- 2007-11-30➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 Peter Alexander Moodie Individual · British · DOB 01/1953 · age 73 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Nicola Margaret Gillardceased 14/11/2025· 25-50% shares · trust interest
- Mr David Ian Bannerceased 26/01/2021· 25-50% voting · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| SWEENEY BOOKKEEPING LTD→ SC843439 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
3 Ardgowan Square
Greenock
PA16 8NW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)
MOODIE, Jamie David→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2010-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOODIE, Karen Mary→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2007-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOODIE, Peter Alexander→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2007-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MOODIE, Karen Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2021-01-19
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2007-11-30
MOODIE, David Garrioch→
Resigneddirector · ~100y · appointed 2011-09-20 · resigned 2012-11-20
MOODIE, Duncan Garrioch→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2010-02-01 · resigned 2025-06-16
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2007-11-30 · resigned 2007-11-30
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Recent filings (83 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-01