CLIP-ON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC453062 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£3.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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, 4 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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £3,275
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,381 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£3k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Assets
£432
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.3k | £11.3k |
| Current assets | £432 | — |
| Net assets | £3.3k | £11.7k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-11-01➕GORSKI, Dariusz appointeddirector
- 2019-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CLIP-ON LIMITED
- 2013-06-25➕GORSKA, Beata Ewa appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Dariusz Gorski Individual · Polish · DOB 12/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2020 |
Mrs Beata Ewa Gorska Individual · Polish · DOB 04/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities
Registered office
56 Rannoch Road
Edinburgh
EH4 7EN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GORSKA, Beata Ewa→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2013-06-25
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GORSKI, Dariusz→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-11-01
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-15