S & M SYSTEMS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC554294 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-11
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 32130
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 95250SIC 95250
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-01-31
Average employees300

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-08-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-08-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-08-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-09-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As S & M SYSTEMS LTD
  16. 2017-01-11
    ➕
    JALAGADUGU, Mrudula, Mrs. appointed
    director
  17. 2017-01-11
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    JALAGADUGU, Suneel Kumar, Mr. appointed
    director
  18. 2017-01-11
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs. Mrudula Jalagadugu
Individual · British · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/01/2017
Mr. Suneel Kumar Jalagadugu
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/01/2017

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
Incorporated2017-01-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32130 — SIC 32130

Registered office

21 Young Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4HU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

JALAGADUGU, Mrudula, Mrs.→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-01-11
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Active
JALAGADUGU, Suneel Kumar, Mr.→
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-01-11
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Active

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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29