BSPOQ MARKETING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC627966 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-17
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£15.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: high (80/100)

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

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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £15,419
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,373 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£15k
↓ 58% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
↓ 9.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£18k£35k£53k£70k£88kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£36.1k£34.2k
Current assets£79.8k£87.8k
Net assets£15.4k£36.8k

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

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1 signal 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
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-04-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-25
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  8. 2024-04-24
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  9. 2024-04-23
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2024-04-23
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2024-04-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-01-04
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  14. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-12-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-17
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    Company incorporated
    As BSPOQ MARKETING LIMITED
  19. 2019-04-17
    SANDHAM, Matthew James appointed
    director
  20. 2019-04-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew James Sandham
Individual · British · DOB 09/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/04/2019

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
Incorporated2019-04-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Unit 7b Crombie Lodge Innovation Park Campus Two
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB22 8GU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SANDHAM, Matthew James
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-04-17
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-04-25
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-04-24
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31