SYSTEMLINKS ASSOCIATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC513757 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees200200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-08
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    CLARKSON, Michael Andrew resigned
    secretary
  6. 2021-09-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2021-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2018-07-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2016-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2015-08-24
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    Company incorporated
    As SYSTEMLINKS ASSOCIATES LIMITED
  17. 2015-08-24
    ➕
    ROWAN, Graham appointed
    director
  18. 2015-08-24
    ➕
    ROWAN, Tracy Francis appointed
    director
  19. 2015-08-24
    ➕
    CLARKSON, Michael Andrew appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-08-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graham Rowan
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence30/06/2016
Mrs Tracy Francis Rowan
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2015-08-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Gilbert House
Beechgrove
Moffat
Dumfries And Galloway
DG10 9RS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ROWAN, Graham→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-08-24
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Active
ROWAN, Tracy Francis→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-08-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKSON, Michael Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-24 · resigned 2021-09-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-26