SIMBUS LTD.

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SC423966 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-14.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £14,730

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£15k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£437
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£15k-£12k-£9k-£6k-£3k£437Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.4k£2.2k
Current assets£437£401
Net assets£-14.7k£-12.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-06-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2012-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As SIMBUS LTD.
  18. 2012-05-14
    ➕
    DOHENY, Eilish Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2012-05-14
    ➕
    ST. JOHN-OLCAYTO, Ender, Dr. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms. Eilish Ann Doheny
Individual · Irish · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Dr. Ender St. John-Olcayto
Individual · British · DOB 11/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

9 East Rossdhu Drive
Helensburgh
G84 7ST
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DOHENY, Eilish Ann→
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-05-14
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Active
ST. JOHN-OLCAYTO, Ender, Dr.→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-05-14
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12