SCB TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC360003 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-21

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 May 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-05-30	2023-05-30
Average employees	100	100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 2 gazette

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-05-02
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-28
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-05
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-04-25
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-26
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-08-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-25
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2018-05-16
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2018-05-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2009-05-21
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Company incorporated
As SCB TECHNICAL SERVICES LIMITED
2009-05-21
➕
BOWICK, Stephen Charles appointed
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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Stephen Charles Bowick Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	21/05/2017

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

Incorporated2009-05-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

26 Keptie Road

Arbroath

Angus

DD11 3EQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-05-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-04

Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BOWICK, Stephen Charles→

director · ~66y · appointed 2009-05-21

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Active

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Recent filings (56 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2026-05-02

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-04-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-15

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2023-05-05

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2023-04-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-11-09

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2022-08-23

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2022-07-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-03

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-08-18