DEVZONE SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC639796 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-27
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£-32
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other software publishing
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62012Business and domestic software development
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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, 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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £32
Net assets shrinking
Down £132 YoY
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£107
↑ 7.0% YoY
Net Worth
-£32
↓ 132% YoY
Current Assets
£107
↑ 7.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£32-£4£24£51£79£107Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£107£100
Current assets£107£100
Cash£107£100
Net assets£-32£100

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-11-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-01-20
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-11-15
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-11-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DEVZONE SOLUTIONS LTD
  12. 2019-08-27
    HASHMI, Akbar Hussain appointed
    director
  13. 2019-08-27
    📄
    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 Akbar Hussain Hashmi
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/08/2019

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
Incorporated2019-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing

Registered office

3 Loganswell Drive
Thornliebank
Glasgow
G46 8QL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HASHMI, Akbar Hussain
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-08-27
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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-11-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-14