LINK-TEL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED

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SC371463 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-20
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.7y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees7700

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    CRAWFORD, James resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-09-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-08-30
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    CRAWFORD, Andrew appointed
    director
  8. 2024-03-13
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2024-03-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2023-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2020-01-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-09-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2010-03-16
    ➕
    CARR, Gillian appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-03-16
    ➖
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-03-16
    ➖
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan resigned
    director
  24. 2010-03-16
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, James appointed
    director
  25. 2010-03-16
    ➖
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  26. 2010-01-20
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    Company incorporated
    As LINK-TEL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
  27. 2010-01-20
    ➕
    SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2010-01-20
    ➕
    BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan appointed
    director
  29. 2010-01-20
    ➕
    SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Link-Tel Communications Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Link-Tel Communications Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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LINK-TEL COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
This company · SC371463

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Link-Tel Communications Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/09/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Crawfordceased 30/08/2024· 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
Incorporated2010-01-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities

Registered office

Pavilion 5b Moorpark Court
27 Dava Street
Glasgow
G51 2JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

CARR, Gillian→
secretary · appointed 2010-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAWFORD, Andrew→
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHELF SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-01-20 · resigned 2010-03-16
Resigned
BEVERIDGE, David Brannigan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2010-01-20 · resigned 2010-03-16
Resigned
CRAWFORD, James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2010-03-16 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
SHELF DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-01-20 · resigned 2010-03-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property07/09/201013/03/2024

Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-20