SPRAPH LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC581577 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-15
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£-9.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other information service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
20 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,380
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£104
↑ 512% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-9.4k | £-9.0k |
| Current assets | £104 | £17 |
| Net assets | £-9.4k | £-9.0k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-11-15🏢Company incorporatedAs SPRAPH LIMITED
- 2017-11-15➕MCDIARMID, Robert Duncan appointeddirector
- 2017-11-15➕NOBLE, Christopher Leonard appointeddirector
- 2017-11-15📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Duncan Mcdiarmid Individual · British · DOB 09/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 15/11/2017 |
Mr Christopher Leonard Noble Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 15/11/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC63990 — Other information service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCDIARMID, Robert Duncan→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOBLE, Christopher Leonard→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-11-15
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Recent filings (20 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-27