UNCOVER COMMERCE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC484389 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-29.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £29,338

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£29k
↑ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£63k-£41k-£19k£4k£26k£48kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-14.9k£-47.9k
Current assets£38.1k£48.2k
Net assets£-29.3k£-63.0k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-04-23
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    COLLINS, Matthew Alexander resigned
    director
  3. 2025-04-23
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  4. 2025-04-23
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  5. 2024-12-10
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  9. 2024-08-07
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  10. 2024-08-07
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  11. 2023-09-12
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  12. 2023-08-16
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  13. 2023-08-16
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  14. 2023-03-15
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  15. 2022-12-20
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  16. 2021-08-14
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  17. 2021-02-01
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  18. 2020-12-13
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  19. 2020-12-10
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  20. 2018-10-26
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    HUGHES-LARTEY, Nana Odame appointed
    director
  21. 2018-08-20
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    HUGHES-LARTEY, Nana Odame resigned
    director
  22. 2017-06-30
    ➖
    MCFARLANE, Craig resigned
    director
  23. 2016-01-13
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    MCFARLANE, Craig appointed
    director
  24. 2014-10-17
    ➖
    HUGHES-LARTEY, Nana Odame resigned
    director
  25. 2014-08-28
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    HUGHES-LARTEY, Nana Odame appointed
    director
  26. 2014-08-14
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    Company incorporated
    As UNCOVER COMMERCE LIMITED
  27. 2014-08-14
    ➕
    COLLINS, Matthew Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 2014-08-14
    ➕
    HUGHES-LARTEY, Nana Odame appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nana Odame Hughes-Lartey
Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matthew Alexander Collinsceased 23/04/2025· 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
Incorporated2014-08-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

Technology House
9 Newton Place
Glasgw
G3 7PR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HUGHES-LARTEY, Nana Odame→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COLLINS, Matthew Alexander→
director · ~35y · appointed 2014-08-14 · resigned 2025-04-23
Resigned
HUGHES-LARTEY, Nana Odame→
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-08-28 · resigned 2018-08-20
Resigned
HUGHES-LARTEY, Nana Odame→
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-08-14 · resigned 2014-10-17
Resigned
MCFARLANE, Craig→
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-01-13 · resigned 2017-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-16