EVENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC537173 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-06
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
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: high (83/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
27 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
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-06-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2020-12-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2020-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2018-08-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2017-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As EVENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS LTD
  19. 2016-06-06
    AITKEN, Nanette Margaret appointed
    director
  20. 2016-06-06
    DURHAM, Brian Craig appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian Craig Durham
Individual · British · DOB 12/1964 · age 62
2550%
25-50% shares20/08/2018

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
Incorporated2016-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

31 Give & Take 2/5
Bank Street
Irvine
KA12 0LL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AITKEN, Nanette Margaret
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-06-06
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Active
DURHAM, Brian Craig
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-06-06
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07