GLOBAL DIGITAL LABS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC463994 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-19
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 10.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£52.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
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
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £51,954

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£52k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£21k£31k£42k£52kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£52.7k£51.7k
Current assets£3.3k£3.5k
Net assets£52.0k£50.9k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-20
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2025-02-21
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    ARSLAN, Erhan appointed
    director
  4. 2025-02-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2024-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-01-31
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    RICCI, Caio Cesar Pires resigned
    director
  15. 2016-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-08-09
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    capital · SH01
  17. 2016-04-01
    ➖
    LUXTON, Anthony Lee resigned
    director
  18. 2016-03-01
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    TRUE II, Daniel Marshall resigned
    director
  19. 2015-09-30
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
  20. 2015-05-01
    ➕
    LUXTON, Anthony Lee appointed
    director
  21. 2014-11-19
    ➕
    RICCI, Caio Cesar Pires appointed
    director
  22. 2014-11-19
    ➕
    TRUE II, Daniel Marshall appointed
    director
  23. 2014-11-18
    ➖
    ALLAN, Douglas Paul resigned
    director
  24. 2013-11-19
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    Company incorporated
    As GLOBAL DIGITAL LABS LTD
  25. 2013-11-19
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, John Arthur appointed
    secretary
  26. 2013-11-19
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, John Arthur appointed
    director
  27. 2013-11-19
    ➕
    ALLAN, Douglas Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-05-20: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Arthur Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/12/2016

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
Incorporated2013-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

45 Lagrannoch Drive
Callander
Perthshire
FK17 8DW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

CAMPBELL, John Arthur→
secretary · appointed 2013-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARSLAN, Erhan→
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-02-21
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Active
CAMPBELL, John Arthur→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLAN, Douglas Paul→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-11-19 · resigned 2014-11-18
Resigned
LUXTON, Anthony Lee→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-05-01 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned
RICCI, Caio Cesar Pires→
director · ~36y · appointed 2014-11-19 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned
TRUE II, Daniel Marshall→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-11-19 · resigned 2016-03-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
A registered charge—30/09/2015—
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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-04