SOFTWORX SERVICES LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC715218 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-16
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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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
- 2025-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-27➕NEWTON, Adam Raymond appointeddirector
- 2025-06-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-22➕MCKINNON, Alan James appointeddirector
- 2025-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-11-16🏢Company incorporatedAs SOFTWORX SERVICES LIMITED
- 2021-11-16➕SMILLIE, Alan David appointeddirector
- 2021-11-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alan David Smillie Individual · British · DOB 02/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/11/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BIP SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC086146 · est 1984 | £10.24M £7.31M–£13.17M | — | — | 137 | 42y | 83 | 79y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-11-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Pavillion 2 Springhill Parkway
Baillieston
Glasgow
G69 6GA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MCKINNON, Alan James→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-05-22
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NEWTON, Adam Raymond→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2025-06-27
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SMILLIE, Alan David→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2021-11-16
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Recent filings (14 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-27
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-16