SIDESLIP LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC600128 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-15
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-23.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £23,284
Very low cash
Cash position: £75
Cash YoY
+650%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£75
↑ 650% YoY
Net Worth
-£23k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£685
↓ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£23k-£18k-£14k-£9k-£4k£1kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-8.3k£-4.6k
Current assets£685£1.0k
Cash£75£10
Debtors£610£1.0k
Net assets£-23.3k£-19.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2021-09-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-08-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SIDESLIP LTD
  15. 2018-06-15
    ANTCZAK, Michael Edward appointed
    director
  16. 2018-06-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

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

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Edward Antczak
Individual · Polish · DOB 02/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/06/2018

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
Incorporated2018-06-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

36 Bruntsfield Place
Edinburgh
EH10 4HJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ANTCZAK, Michael Edward
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-06-15
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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-10-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06