PETROTECHNICAL DATA SYSTEMS SCOTLAND LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC616665 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-20
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 1 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Refinance opportunity: clean_up_first → ready
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 3.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Refinance opportunity: clean_up_first → ready
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£713.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
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
  • 62030Computer facilities management activities
  • 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 3.2y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~3.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £713,926

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£581k
Net Worth
£714k
Current Assets
£730k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£713.9k
Current assets£729.5k
Cash£581.1k
Debtors£148.5k
Net assets£713.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-14
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-22
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  4. 2023-09-15
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  5. 2023-05-09
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  6. 2023-05-05
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    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2023-05-04
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    change-of-constitution · CC04
  8. 2023-05-04
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    incorporation · MA
  9. 2023-05-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2023-05-04
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2023-05-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Petrotechnical Data Systems International Holding Bv
  12. 2022-12-20
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2022-12-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2022-12-15
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2022-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2022-12-12
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    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-12-12
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  18. 2022-11-22
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  19. 2022-11-22
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  20. 2022-11-22
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  21. 2022-11-22
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    address · AD01
  22. 2019-04-09
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    LITA, Nicoleta appointed
    secretary
  23. 2019-04-09
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    JOMAN, Jeroen resigned
    secretary
  24. 2018-12-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PETROTECHNICAL DATA SYSTEMS SCOTLAND LIMITED
  25. 2018-12-20
    ➕
    BARCLAY, Garry appointed
    director
  26. 2018-12-20
    ➕
    DAUM, Stephen appointed
    director
  27. 2018-12-20
    ➕
    JOMAN, Jeroen appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mr Stephen Daum
Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69
50–75%
—50-75% shares20/12/2018
Mr Garry Barclay
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/12/2018

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
Incorporated2018-12-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Burnside
Newtonhill
Stonehaven
AB39 3NP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

LITA, Nicoleta→
secretary · appointed 2019-04-09
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Active
BARCLAY, Garry→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-12-20
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Active
DAUM, Stephen→
director · ~69y · appointed 2018-12-20
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Active
JOMAN, Jeroen→
secretary · appointed 2018-12-20 · resigned 2019-04-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Petrotechnical Data Systems International Holding Bv
A registered charge3 properties03/05/2023—
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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-05
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-05-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-01
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-12-20