SW COMPUTING LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC610102 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-11.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62012Business and domestic software development
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: medium (78/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,111
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,129 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£11k
↓ 223% YoY
Current Assets
£21
↓ 92% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£11k-£7k-£3k£966£5k£9kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-11.1k£9.0k
Current assets£21£267
Net assets£-11.1k£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
3
filings
  • • 3 address
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 5 address
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-09
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  3. 2026-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-01-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-01-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-11-17
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  7. 2025-11-17
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  8. 2025-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2022-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-08-10
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    elect-to-keep-the-secretaries-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH03
  19. 2018-10-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SW COMPUTING LTD
  20. 2018-10-05
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Stuart James appointed
    director

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stuart James Wright
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62011 — Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development

Registered office

Clyde Offices 2nd Floor
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WRIGHT, Stuart James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-10-05
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Recent filings (30 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2026-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-25
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-11-17
change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
address · AD02
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05