MARTIN N SNAPE CONSULTING LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC350650 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-31
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-55.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). 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: 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 (1 active, 6 linked, 3 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
45 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £55,397
Cash YoY
+279%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1k
↑ 279% YoY
Net Worth
-£55k
↓ 2.1% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
-£55k-£44k-£33k-£21k-£10k£1kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-55.0k£-53.9k
Cash£1.4k£373
Net assets£-55.4k£-54.2k

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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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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  2. 2024-07-31
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  3. 2023-09-12
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  4. 2022-07-27
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  5. 2022-03-21
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  6. 2022-03-01
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    SNAPE, Martin Neil resigned
    director
  7. 2021-07-30
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  8. 2020-07-29
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  9. 2019-07-31
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  10. 2018-07-27
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  11. 2017-06-29
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  12. 2016-07-27
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  13. 2015-12-02
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  14. 2015-07-23
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  15. 2014-12-01
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  16. 2014-07-30
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  17. 2008-10-31
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    Company incorporated
    As MARTIN N SNAPE CONSULTING LTD.
  18. 2008-10-31
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    SNAPE, Peter Evans, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-10-31
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-10-31
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    SNAPE, Martin Neil appointed
    director
  22. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    nominee-director
  23. 2008-10-31
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    nominee-director
  24. 2008-10-31
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2008-10-31
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2008-10-31
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2008-10-31
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    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SNAPE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 Martin Neil Snape
Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/10/2016

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
Incorporated2008-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

19 Bon Accord Crescent
Aberdeen
AB11 6DE

Filing status

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

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

SNAPE, Peter Evans, Dr→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
SNAPE, Martin Neil→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2022-03-01
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2008-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

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2025-11-13
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2025-07-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
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accounts · AA
2024-07-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
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officers · TM01
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-10
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accounts · AA
2019-07-31