ZUDU LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC472737 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-18

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 5.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other information technology service activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.8y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 5.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31
Average employees	15

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

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 capital
• 1 resolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 4 resolution
• 3 capital
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 resolution
• 3 capital
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-29
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-04-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-23
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-04-22
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-22
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-02
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-01
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DUFFY, Paul appointed
director
2026-02-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-05
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-05
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-01
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-30
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capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2025-09-25
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-09-25
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-08-19
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-08-19
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-08-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-12
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-08-12
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-03-27
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BUCHAN, Robert resigned
director
2025-03-27
➖
MCKAY, Alexander Sutherland resigned
director
2025-03-27
➖
VALENTINE, David resigned
director
2022-05-13
➖
NIAZI, Mishal resigned
secretary
2020-08-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2020-02-07
➕
VALENTINE, David appointed
director
2019-05-16
➖
NAYSMITH, Karen resigned
secretary
2019-05-01
➕
BUCHAN, Robert appointed
director
2019-05-01
➕
MCKAY, Alexander Sutherland appointed
director
2018-08-20
➕
NIAZI, Mishal appointed
secretary
2018-04-01
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NAYSMITH, Karen appointed
secretary
2018-03-22
➖
MESSITT, Richard Essex Patrick resigned
director
2018-03-21
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MALONE, Lachlan resigned
director
2015-08-12
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MESSITT, Richard Essex Patrick appointed
director
2014-03-18
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Company incorporated
As ZUDU LTD
2014-03-18
➕
BUCHAN, James appointed
director
2014-03-18
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MALONE, Lachlan appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100

Moderate signal

Some 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 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No 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
James Buchan Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	10/04/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Lachlan Maloneceased 31/10/2018· 25-50% shares
Mr Richard Messittceased 28/02/2018· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2014-03-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

Clockwise Commercial Quay

84 Commercial St, Leith

Edinburgh

EH6 6LX

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-07

Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

BUCHAN, James→

director · ~38y · appointed 2014-03-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

DUFFY, Paul→

director · ~40y · appointed 2026-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

NAYSMITH, Karen→

secretary · appointed 2018-04-01 · resigned 2019-05-16

Resigned

NIAZI, Mishal→

secretary · appointed 2018-08-20 · resigned 2022-05-13

Resigned

BUCHAN, Robert→

director · ~71y · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2025-03-27

Resigned

MALONE, Lachlan→

director · ~38y · appointed 2014-03-18 · resigned 2018-03-21

Resigned

MCKAY, Alexander Sutherland→

director · ~70y · appointed 2019-05-01 · resigned 2025-03-27

Resigned

MESSITT, Richard Essex Patrick→

director · ~39y · appointed 2015-08-12 · resigned 2018-03-22

Resigned

VALENTINE, David→

director · ~74y · appointed 2020-02-07 · resigned 2025-03-27

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	21/08/2020	—

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Recent filings (91 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-05-07

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2026-04-29

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-04-28

capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares

capital · SH10

2026-04-23

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2026-04-22

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-04-22

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-04-22

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-04-02

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-02-17

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-01-05

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-12-18

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-08

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-12-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-12-01