IQ INTERNATIONAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC575105 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-31
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-238
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £238
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,660 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£238
↓ 110% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 72% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£238£984£2k£3k£5k£6kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£696£3.3k
Current assets£1.7k£5.9k
Net assets£-238£2.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2018-04-18
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    HACKETT, Ann appointed
    director
  11. 2017-08-31
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    Company incorporated
    As IQ INTERNATIONAL (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  12. 2017-08-31
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    HOUSTON, Colin David Mcvean, Mr. appointed
    director
  13. 2017-08-31
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Mr. Colin David Mcvean Houston
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
—25–50%25-50% voting31/08/2017
Mrs. Ann Hackett
Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62
—25–50%25-50% voting31/08/2017

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
Incorporated2017-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Birches
Littleburn
Munlochy
Ross-Shire
IV8 8PE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HACKETT, Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-04-18
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Active
HOUSTON, Colin David Mcvean, Mr.→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-08-31
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Active

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-11-30