SPEYSIDE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC615441 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-05
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.
Why now
Window closing · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 4 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 70 → 85
  • · Opportunity score: 63 → 72
  • · Bankability: 65 → 75
  • · Filings: 15 → 18
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
  • · 4 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 4 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • Opportunity score: 6372
  • Hygiene score: 7085
  • Bankability: 6575
  • Filings: 1518
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-8.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
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. 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, 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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,222

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£8k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£9k-£6k-£4k-£2k£830£3kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-8.2k£-8.8k
Current assets£3.0k£3.2k
Net assets£-8.2k£-8.8k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-01-01
    SEEDHOUSE, Cheryle appointed
    director
  4. 2026-01-01
    HOSKINS, Asher John, Dr resigned
    director
  5. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-09-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-09-28
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SPEYSIDE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
  14. 2018-12-05
    HOSKINS, Asher John, Dr appointed
    director
  15. 2018-12-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Asher John Hoskins
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/12/2018
Miss Cheryle Seedhouse
Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/12/2018

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
Incorporated2018-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Marystone
Strichen
Fraserburgh
AB43 6SL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-18
Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SEEDHOUSE, Cheryle
director · ~47y · appointed 2026-01-01
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Active
HOSKINS, Asher John, Dr
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-12-05 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12