GEARED LOGIC LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC499449 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-03
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,915

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 1.2% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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-£9k-£6k-£4k-£2k£749£3kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-8.9k£-1.5k
Current assets—£3.2k
Net assets£-8.9k£-8.8k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-10-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-15
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    GRACE, Sheena Margaret resigned
    director
  8. 2022-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-03-15
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  10. 2021-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-23
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-06-15
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    GOLDIE, Brian Fowler resigned
    director
  14. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  15. 2019-01-31
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  16. 2018-01-18
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  17. 2016-12-02
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  18. 2015-03-03
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    Company incorporated
    As GEARED LOGIC LIMITED
  19. 2015-03-03
    ➕
    GRACE, Justin Alexander Wheldon appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-03-03
    ➕
    GRACE, Justin Alexander Wheldon appointed
    director
  21. 2015-03-03
    ➕
    GOLDIE, Brian Fowler appointed
    director
  22. 2015-03-03
    ➕
    GRACE, Sheena Margaret appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sheena Margaret Grace
Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/01/2020
Mr Justin Alexander Wheldon Grace
Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares03/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sheena Margaret Graceceased 15/03/2022· 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
Incorporated2015-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

79a Stirling Road
Larbert
FK5 4SQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GRACE, Justin Alexander Wheldon→
secretary · appointed 2015-03-03
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Active
GRACE, Justin Alexander Wheldon→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-03-03
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Active
GOLDIE, Brian Fowler→
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-03-03 · resigned 2020-06-15
Resigned
GRACE, Sheena Margaret→
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-03-03 · resigned 2022-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-06