SUMAC MENTORING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC590981 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-12
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
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: medium (70/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-07-31
Average employees400

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-07-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-07-17
    HAMDAN, Maan appointed
    director
  4. 2025-07-17
    BILLETT, Troy resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-28
    STEVENS, Anne Marie resigned
    director
  7. 2024-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-08-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-08-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-08-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-08-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-08-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-08-21
    STEVENS, Anne Marie appointed
    director
  14. 2024-08-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-07-31
    BILLETT, Troy appointed
    director
  16. 2024-07-31
    MILLICAN, Keith resigned
    director
  17. 2024-07-31
    WATSON, Derek Alexander resigned
    director
  18. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  19. 2024-05-23
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    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  20. 2024-05-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  21. 2024-04-26
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  22. 2024-04-26
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  23. 2024-04-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  24. 2023-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  25. 2023-04-28
    📄
    legacy
    other · AGREEMENT2
  26. 2023-04-19
    📄
    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  27. 2023-04-19
    📄
    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  28. 2019-04-01
    FINER, Josiah Andrew resigned
    director
  29. 2019-04-01
    MILLICAN, Keith appointed
    director
  30. 2019-04-01
    THOMSON, Gordon resigned
    director
  31. 2019-04-01
    WATSON, Derek Alexander appointed
    director
  32. 2018-03-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SUMAC MENTORING LIMITED
  33. 2018-03-12
    FINER, Josiah Andrew appointed
    director
  34. 2018-03-12
    THOMSON, Gordon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
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.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Maan Hamdan
Individual · American · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting31/07/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • St Andrews Innovation Limitedceased 31/07/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Josiah Andrew Finerceased 01/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Gordon Thomsonceased 01/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Walter Bower House Main Street
Guardbridge
St. Andrews
KY16 0US
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-19OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-05

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

HAMDAN, Maan
director · ~68y · appointed 2025-07-17
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Active
BILLETT, Troy
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-07-31 · resigned 2025-07-17
Resigned
FINER, Josiah Andrew
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-03-12 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned
MILLICAN, Keith
director · ~66y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned
STEVENS, Anne Marie
director · ~71y · appointed 2024-08-21 · resigned 2024-10-28
Resigned
THOMSON, Gordon
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-03-12 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned
WATSON, Derek Alexander
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2024-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-13
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-04-26