VALVECONNECT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC521045 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-24
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Web portals
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
35 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-01➕BROOKSBANK, Jonathan Edward appointeddirector
- 2023-10-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-20➖PEARCE, Adam Harrison resigneddirector
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-01📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-16➖INNES, Daniel resigneddirector
- 2017-01-16➕PEARCE, Adam Harrison appointeddirector
- 2015-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs VALVECONNECT LIMITED
- 2015-11-24➕INNES, Daniel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Jonathan Edward Brooksbank Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 02/10/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Daniel Innesceased 01/02/2023· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| RTM CONSULTING LIMITED→ SC365235 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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| SOFTWARE TRAINING SCOTLAND LTD.→ SC411310 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| STELA ENGINEERED LTD→ SC834333 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SYSTEMS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC222257 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
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| UCHOOSETHENEWS LIMITED→ SC333565 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| VALUABLE PUBLISHING LIMITED→ SC832434 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63120 — Web portals
Registered office
4 Marchbank Gardens
Paisley
PA1 3JD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BROOKSBANK, Jonathan Edward→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
INNES, Daniel→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2015-11-24 · resigned 2017-01-16
PEARCE, Adam Harrison→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2017-01-16 · resigned 2023-04-20
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-01
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-04-01