SCOTCOM LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC540002 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other telecommunications activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 70). 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 (81/100)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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 | 2025-07-24 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2025-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-10-13📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-09-09📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-05-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2023-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-11🏢Company incorporatedAs SCOTCOM LIMITED
- 2016-07-11➕MAOILEOIN, Iain Ros, An-T appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIRELMAN CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC730363 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| NOTHING LIMITED→ SC247245 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| NU COTON LTD→ SC590101 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| OK POSITIVE LTD→ SC636353 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| OMP IT LIMITED→ SC331937 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| PATCONIAN PRODUCTIONS LTD→ SC662066 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| PEVOPOD LIMITED→ SC835351 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| RURAL COMMUNICATIONS LTD→ SC669948 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| SABERGRIFF LTD→ SC862555 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCAN YER VAN LTD→ SC858856 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SCOTIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LTD→ SC333076 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| SCOTNET.CO.UK LTD.→ SC212981 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-07-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC61900 — Other telecommunications activities
Registered office
Taigh Ur Abriachan
Independence For Scotland
Inverness
IV3 8LB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MAOILEOIN, Iain Ros, An-T→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2016-07-11
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-10-20
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-09-09
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22