SIMPLICITY SVQS LTD

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SC670071 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-06
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
£6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,662

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 834% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 385% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£3k£7k£10k£14k£17kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£6.7k£713
Current assets£17.3k£3.6k
Cash£4.6k—
Debtors£12.7k—
Net assets£6.7k£713

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-05-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-09-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2020-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-08-13
    ➕
    LAMONT, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  12. 2020-08-13
    ➖
    CRAN, John resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-08-13
    ➖
    CRAN, John George William resigned
    director
  14. 2020-08-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-08-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2020-08-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-08-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-08-06
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    Company incorporated
    As SIMPLICITY SVQS LTD
  19. 2020-08-06
    ➕
    CRAN, John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2020-08-06
    ➕
    CRAN, John George William appointed
    director
  21. 2020-08-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jacqueline Lamont
Individual · Scottish · DOB 09/1962 · age 64
25–50%
50–75%board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/09/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Deborah Watsonceased 26/07/2023· 25-50% shares
  • Mr John George William Cranceased 13/08/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2020-08-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

56 Forsyth Street
Hopeman
Elgin
IV30 5SY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

LAMONT, Jacqueline→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-08-13
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Active
CRAN, John→
secretary · appointed 2020-08-06 · resigned 2020-08-13
Resigned
CRAN, John George William→
director · ~72y · appointed 2020-08-06 · resigned 2020-08-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-14