CIVIX GROUP LTD

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SC617617 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-09
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£321
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: high (82/100)

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

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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £321

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£321
↑ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£427
↑ 323% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£85£171£256£342£427Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£321£195
Current assets£427£101
Net assets£321£195

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
5
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 change-of-name
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-10
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2026-03-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-02-17
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-12-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-07-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2025-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-06-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-02-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2024-12-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-03-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2024-03-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2023-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-04-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2023-04-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-04-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2023-01-17
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  18. 2022-12-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2022-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CIVIX GROUP LTD
  21. 2019-01-09
    REID, Alan 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 7 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 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-03-10: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alan Reid
Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/01/2019

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
Incorporated2019-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Enterkine House
Annbank
Ayr
KA6 5AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

REID, Alan
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-01-09
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Recent filings (31 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-10
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-02-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-24
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-02-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-26