EIKOS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC362692 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£65.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -90% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £65,925
Cash draining
Cash down 90% YoY
Cash YoY
-90%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£31k
↓ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£66k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£234k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£67k£135k£202k£269k£336kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£89.1k£64.2k
Current assets£234.0k£336.5k
Cash£30.7k£298.9k
Debtors£203.3k£37.6k
Net assets£65.9k£35.5k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  6. 2023-07-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-07-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2022-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2014-07-01
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    HM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2012-04-10
    ➕
    HM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2012-04-10
    ➖
    PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-06-24
    ➕
    GIRLING, Stuart Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2011-06-24
    ➖
    THOMSON, Emma Catherine resigned
    secretary
  22. 2011-06-24
    ➕
    PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2011-06-24
    ➖
    GRIFFITHS, Mark John resigned
    director
  24. 2009-11-16
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, John Benjamin appointed
    director
  25. 2009-11-16
    ➕
    THOMSON, Emma Catherine appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-11-16
    ➖
    P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2009-11-16
    ➕
    GRIFFITHS, Mark John appointed
    director
  28. 2009-11-16
    ➖
    STARK, James Gordon Croll resigned
    director
  29. 2009-11-16
    ➖
    P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  30. 2009-07-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EIKOS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED
  31. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    STARK, James Gordon Croll appointed
    director
  33. 2009-07-15
    ➕
    P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 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.
  • 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

2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.

🏛️
Girling & Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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Eikos Project Systems Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
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EIKOS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · SC362692

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Girling & Company Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/07/2016
Eikos Project Systems Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/07/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Benjamin Mcintoshceased 18/07/2024· board control · significant influence
  • Mr Stuart Paul Girlingceased 17/07/2023· board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2009-07-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

The Capitol
431 Union Street
Aberdeen
AB11 6DA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

GIRLING, Stuart Paul→
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCINTOSH, John Benjamin→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, Emma Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2011-06-24
Resigned
HM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-10 · resigned 2014-07-01
Resigned
P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2009-11-16
Resigned
PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-06-24 · resigned 2012-04-10
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Mark John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-11-16 · resigned 2011-06-24
Resigned
STARK, James Gordon Croll→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2009-11-16
Resigned
P & W DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2009-07-15 · resigned 2009-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27