SMS TECHNOLOGY (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC396706 · ltd · incorporated 2011-03-31
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£63.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -92% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £63,674
Cash draining
Cash down 92% YoY
Cash YoY
-92%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£225
↓ 92% YoY
Net Worth
£64k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£60k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£28k£42k£56k£70kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£63.7k£63.3k
Current assets£60.2k£70.5k
Cash£225£2.7k
Debtors£60.0k£67.8k
Net assets£63.7k£63.3k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-31
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-10-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2023-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-10-02
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    BROWN, Andrew David appointed
    director
  18. 2017-10-02
    ➕
    REILLY, Jonathan Stephen appointed
    director
  19. 2017-10-02
    ➖
    EDMONDS, Robert Stanley resigned
    director
  20. 2011-03-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SMS TECHNOLOGY (UK) LTD
  21. 2011-03-31
    ➕
    EDMONDS, Robert Stanley appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew David Brown
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/06/2017
Mr Jonathan Stephen Reilly
Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/06/2017
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Robert Matthew Borlandceased 12/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Robert Stanley Edmondsceased 12/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Stephen Reillyceased 12/06/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2011-03-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

8 Douglas Street
Hamilton
South Lanarkshire
ML3 0BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BROWN, Andrew David→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REILLY, Jonathan Stephen→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-10-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
EDMONDS, Robert Stanley→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-03-31 · resigned 2017-10-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03