MANAGED IT EXPERTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC348738 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-17
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
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 (77/100)

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 (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees400400

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2021-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-12-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2009-01-20
    SHUSTER, David appointed
    secretary
  16. 2009-01-20
    GOODFELLOW, George resigned
    secretary
  17. 2009-01-20
    GOODFELLOW, George resigned
    director
  18. 2009-01-08
    SHUSTER, David appointed
    director
  19. 2008-09-17
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    Company incorporated
    As MANAGED IT EXPERTS LTD
  20. 2008-09-17
    GOODFELLOW, George appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-09-17
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-09-17
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-09-17
    GOODFELLOW, George appointed
    director
  24. 2008-09-17
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-09-17
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. 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 17 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 17 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Managed It Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Managed It Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
MANAGED IT EXPERTS LTD
This company · SC348738

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Managed It Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares28/02/2022
Mr David Shuster
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
sig. influencesignificant influence17/09/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Unit 22 Dunfermline Business Centre
Izatt Avenue
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 3BZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

SHUSTER, David
secretary · appointed 2009-01-20
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Active
SHUSTER, David
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-01-08
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Active
GOODFELLOW, George
secretary · appointed 2008-09-17 · resigned 2009-01-20
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-17 · resigned 2008-09-17
Resigned
GOODFELLOW, George
director · ~60y · appointed 2008-09-17 · resigned 2009-01-20
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.
corporate-director · appointed 2008-09-17 · resigned 2008-09-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-09-15