PARETO SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC512801 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-11
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.
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees200100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-07-01
    ➕
    CLOUGHLEY, Sol Edwards appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-03-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-08-31
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    CLOUGHLEY, Rowenna Emily resigned
    director
  13. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-03-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2015-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As PARETO SOLUTIONS LTD
  19. 2015-08-11
    ➕
    CLOUGHLEY, Alan appointed
    director
  20. 2015-08-11
    ➕
    CLOUGHLEY, Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2015-08-11
    ➖
    CLOUGHLEY, Alan resigned
    director
  22. 2015-08-11
    ➕
    CLOUGHLEY, Rowenna Emily 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

50/100
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.
  • 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 Alan Cloughley
Individual · British · DOB 11/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Rowenna Emily Cloughleyceased 31/08/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2015-08-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

181 Dalry Road
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH11 2EB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

CLOUGHLEY, Sol Edwards→
secretary · appointed 2025-07-01
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Active
CLOUGHLEY, Alan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-08-11
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Active
CLOUGHLEY, Alan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-08-11 · resigned 2015-08-11
Resigned
CLOUGHLEY, Rowenna Emily→
director · ~49y · appointed 2015-08-11 · resigned 2019-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-30