INDEPENDENT GLOBAL INSPECTION SOLUTIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC494419 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£20
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £20

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£20
Current Assets
£22k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£17k£22kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£13.1k—
Current assets£21.6k—
Net assets£20—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-03-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-03-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-10-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-10-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-10-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-10-01
    ➕
    CRAIGIE, Lyndsey Dawn appointed
    director
  11. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-04-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-04-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2023-04-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2023-04-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-02-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2015-01-06
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    Company incorporated
    As INDEPENDENT GLOBAL INSPECTION SOLUTIONS LTD
  23. 2015-01-06
    ➕
    LAING, Stefan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100
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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stefan Laing
Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Miss Lyndsey Dawn Craigieceased 19/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-01-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Glebe Crescent
Milnathort
Kinross
KY13 9YX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CRAIGIE, Lyndsey Dawn→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-10-01
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Active
LAING, Stefan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-01-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-01-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-02