SOCIAL WAVE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC452155 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-12
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£4.46M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,464,417
Cash YoY
+103%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£799k
↑ 103% YoY
Net Worth
£4.5m
↑ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£4.7m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.47M | £3.91M |
| Current assets | £4.67M | £3.92M |
| Cash | £798.8k | £393.7k |
| Debtors | £3.87M | £3.53M |
| Net assets | £4.46M | £3.91M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-01-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-18📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-09-19📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2019-09-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-09-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-07-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2013-06-12🏢Company incorporatedAs SOCIAL WAVE LIMITED
- 2013-06-12➕KILGOUR, Ruaridh Ian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ruaridh Ian Kilgour Individual · British · DOB 12/1991 · age 35 | 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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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
Incorporated2013-06-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
Titanium 1 King's Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
KILGOUR, Ruaridh Ian→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2013-06-12
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Recent filings (50 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-29