INFORMIT SYSTEMS (SCOTLAND) LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC374809 · ltd · incorporated 2010-03-15
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62030Computer facilities management 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
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

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-03-16
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  7. 2020-03-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2020-03-16
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    capital · SH03
  9. 2020-02-04
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-12
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-04-10
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    BLACKMAN, Walter Brian resigned
    director
  12. 2019-04-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-04-10
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-04-10
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-04-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2019-04-10
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-10
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    KINLOCH, Andrew resigned
    director
  19. 2010-03-16
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    WRIGHT, Adam Hedley appointed
    director
  20. 2010-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As INFORMIT SYSTEMS (SCOTLAND) LTD.
  21. 2010-03-15
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2010-03-15
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-03-15
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    BLACKMAN, Walter Brian appointed
    director
  24. 2010-03-15
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    KINLOCH, Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2010-03-15
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  26. 2010-03-15
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    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 16 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 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Hedley Wright
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest10/04/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Walter Brian Blackmanceased 10/04/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Andrew Kinlochceased 10/04/2019· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2010-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

47 Byron Street
Dundee
DD3 6QT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-24
Last: 2026-04-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

WRIGHT, Adam Hedley→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-03-15 · resigned 2010-03-15
Resigned
BLACKMAN, Walter Brian→
director · ~87y · appointed 2010-03-15 · resigned 2019-04-10
Resigned
KINLOCH, Andrew→
director · ~78y · appointed 2010-03-15 · resigned 2018-04-10
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-03-15 · resigned 2010-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-10
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2020-03-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-03-16
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2020-03-16