MOBILE CODES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC611762 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-25
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
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 95120
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-06-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-01-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2020-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2019-11-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-11-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-10-25
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    Company incorporated
    As MOBILE CODES LTD
  20. 2018-10-25
    BASHIR, Faisal 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 Faisal Bashir
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 12/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC95120 — SIC 95120

Registered office

70 Victoria Road
Aberdeen
AB11 9DS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BASHIR, Faisal
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-10-25
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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-11