SUTTIE ASSOCIATES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC452928 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-24

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

£96.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £96,196

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£96k

↑ 9.9% YoY

Current Assets

£96k

↑ 7.4% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£97.4k	£89.9k
Current assets	£96.0k	£89.4k
Net assets	£96.2k	£87.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 5 address

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-04-29
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-04-29
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address · RP10
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address · RP09
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default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-04-29
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default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-09-15
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accounts · AA
2024-07-18
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accounts · AA
2023-08-29
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accounts · AA
2022-07-21
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accounts · AA
2021-09-20
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accounts · AA
2020-09-10
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accounts · AA
2019-07-16
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accounts · AA
2018-10-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-10-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-08-16
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accounts · AA
2018-06-18
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address · AD01
2017-09-19
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accounts · AA
2013-06-24
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Company incorporated
As SUTTIE ASSOCIATES LTD
2013-06-24
➕
HIDER, Caroline Angela appointed
secretary
2013-06-24
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SUTTIE, James Angus appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SUTTIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Angus Suttie Individual · British · DOB 03/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	10/10/2018
Mrs Caroline Angela Hider Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	10/10/2018

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

Incorporated2013-06-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

SC452928 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS

Edinburgh

EH7 9HR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-08

Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HIDER, Caroline Angela→

secretary · appointed 2013-06-24

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Active

SUTTIE, James Angus→

director · ~64y · appointed 2013-06-24

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Recent filings (34 total)

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc

address · RP10

2026-04-29

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc

address · RP10

2026-04-29

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2026-04-29

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer

address · RP09

2026-04-29

default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied

address · RP05

2026-04-29