SMART HISTORY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC505093 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-05
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  3. 2025-03-18
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2025-03-07
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-04-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-04-10
    ➖
    BIRRELL, Leigh-Anne resigned
    director
  10. 2022-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-11-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-11-12
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    BIRRELL, Leigh-Anne appointed
    director
  13. 2021-11-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-11-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2021-11-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2021-11-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2021-11-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-11-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-11-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-11-04
    ➖
    GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2021-11-04
    ➖
    MILLICAN, Keith resigned
    director
  22. 2021-11-04
    ➖
    WATSON, Derek Alexander resigned
    director
  23. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-06-01
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  25. 2021-02-17
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  26. 2016-06-29
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Katherine Christie, Dr resigned
    director
  27. 2015-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SMART HISTORY LIMITED
  28. 2015-05-05
    ➕
    MILLER, Alan appointed
    director
  29. 2015-05-05
    ➕
    GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2015-05-05
    ➕
    MILLICAN, Keith appointed
    director
  31. 2015-05-05
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Katherine Christie, Dr appointed
    director
  32. 2015-05-05
    ➕
    WATSON, Derek Alexander 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 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-25

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Alan Miller
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/11/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Miss Leigh-Anne Birrellceased 10/04/2023· 25-50% voting
  • St Andrews Applied Research Limitedceased 04/11/2021· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2015-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

19 Waggon Road
Leven
Fife
KY8 4QH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-25OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-11

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MILLER, Alan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILLESPIE MACANDREW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-05-05 · resigned 2021-11-04
Resigned
BIRRELL, Leigh-Anne→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-11-12 · resigned 2023-04-10
Resigned
MILLICAN, Keith→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-05-05 · resigned 2021-11-04
Resigned
STEVENSON, Katherine Christie, Dr→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-05-05 · resigned 2016-06-29
Resigned
WATSON, Derek Alexander→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-05-05 · resigned 2021-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2025-04-15
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-03-18
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-11-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-12