IMPACT BIDS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC633346 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,674
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,053 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 150% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↓ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£2k£908£3k£6k£9k£11kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-1.7k£3.4k
Current assets£5.8k£11.2k
Net assets£-1.7k£3.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
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 (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2020-06-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-07-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2019-07-29
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2019-07-29
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As IMPACT BIDS LIMITED
  12. 2019-06-13
    MCKELVIE, Antony appointed
    director
  13. 2019-06-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • 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 Antony Mckelvie
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control13/06/2019

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
Incorporated2019-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Centrum Building
38 Queen Street
Glasgow
G1 3DX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26
Last: 2025-06-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCKELVIE, Antony
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-06-13
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2019-07-29
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2019-07-29