GENIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC426661 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-20
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
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£1£1£2£2Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2020-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2016-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-09-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-03-18
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2016-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-12
    SCOTT, Francis Hugh Mcgraw appointed
    director
  18. 2016-02-12
    SCOTT, Nicole resigned
    director
  19. 2016-01-22
    MCCAFFREY, Gemma resigned
    director
  20. 2012-06-21
    HEMMINGS, Stephen David resigned
    director
  21. 2012-06-21
    MCCAFFREY, Gemma appointed
    director
  22. 2012-06-21
    SCOTT, Nicole appointed
    director
  23. 2012-06-20
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    Company incorporated
    As GENIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  24. 2012-06-20
    HEMMINGS, Stephen David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Francis Hugh Mcgraw Scott
Individual · British · DOB 09/1965 · age 61
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-06-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

9 Royal Crescent
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G3 7SP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SCOTT, Francis Hugh Mcgraw
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-02-12
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Active
HEMMINGS, Stephen David
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-06-20 · resigned 2012-06-21
Resigned
MCCAFFREY, Gemma
director · ~40y · appointed 2012-06-21 · resigned 2016-01-22
Resigned
SCOTT, Nicole
director · ~33y · appointed 2012-06-21 · resigned 2016-02-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-30