SC&T GLOBAL LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC446111 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£210.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 8.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
44 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £210,222
Cash YoY
+560%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£230k
↑ 560% YoY
Net Worth
£210k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £216.9k | £177.3k |
| Current assets | £1.19M | £1.27M |
| Cash | £230.3k | £34.9k |
| Debtors | £887.4k | £924.7k |
| Net assets | £210.2k | £145.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-04-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-03-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-01-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-09📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-09➖VASEY, Raymond resigneddirector
- 2022-02-08➕GILMOUR, Elliot Douglas appointeddirector
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Invoice Finance Limited, 10 Crown Place, London EC2A 4FT
- 2018-05-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2014-05-26➖GILMOUR, Elliot Douglas resigneddirector
- 2014-05-21➕VASEY, Raymond appointeddirector
- 2013-04-11➖ALEXANDER, Ruth resigneddirector
- 2013-04-11➕GILMOUR, Elliot Douglas appointeddirector
- 2013-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs SC&T GLOBAL LTD
- 2013-03-26➕ALEXANDER, Ruth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Elliot Douglas Gilmour Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| T.S.R. ROADSWEEPER HIRE LTD→ SC621313 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| THE ASHTON AGENCY LTD→ SC824314 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| THE BUTE VET LTD→ SC819444 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| THREESIXTY ARCHITECTURE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC642264 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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| UTILITIES4BUSINESS LIMITED→ SC565567 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Anchor One Studio 16, 1st Floor
7 Thread Street
Paisley
PA1 1JR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
GILMOUR, Elliot Douglas→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALEXANDER, Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2013-03-26 · resigned 2013-04-11
GILMOUR, Elliot Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2013-04-11 · resigned 2014-05-26
VASEY, Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-05-21 · resigned 2022-02-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Invoice Finance , 10 Crown Place, London EC2A 4FT Close Invoice Finance Limited, 10 Crown Place, London EC2A 4FT | A registered charge | — | 31/10/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 11/05/2018 | 05/01/2021 |
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Recent filings (44 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-15
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-13
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14