COMMSPLEX LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC665900 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-01
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities to performing arts
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,160

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
↑ 28900% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 205% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£466£932£1k£2k£2kJul 2023Jul 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£610£504
Current assets£2.3k£763
Net assets£1.2k£4

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-04-27
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2022-04-26
    WILLIAMSON, Stephen George appointed
    secretary
  6. 2022-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COMMSPLEX LTD
  8. 2020-07-01
    RAMSAY, Peter Sturrock appointed
    director
  9. 2020-07-01
    📄
    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 6 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 Peter Sturrock Ramsay
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/07/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Leisure & entertainment · EH postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
CHAMELEON MEDIA LTD
SC288632 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
20y
CINEMAATTIC PRODUCTIONS CIC
SC464771 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
12y
CLAIRE ADAMS TOTAL HEALTH LTD
SC589897 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
8y
CLOCKTIME
SC829278 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
CLYDE VALLEY FAMILY PARK LIMITED
SC585966 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
8y
CMC ASSOCIATES LIMITED
SC291114 · est 2005 · no financials extracted
20y
COLIN FAIRWEATHER GOLF LTD
SC466575 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
12y
CONS-ED LTD
SC803030 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
CORATA GROUP LTD
SC795195 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
2y
CORE EVENTS (SCOTLAND) LTD
SC721958 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
4y
CORRIES (MUSIC) LTD., THE
SC056353 · est 1974 · no financials extracted
51y
CORSTORPHINE SNOOKER COMPANY LIMITED
SC094559 · est 1985 · no financials extracted
40y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90020 — Support activities to performing arts

Registered office

12/6 Abbey Lane
Edinburgh
EH8 8HH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

WILLIAMSON, Stephen George
secretary · appointed 2022-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RAMSAY, Peter Sturrock
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-01