SWIFSCO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC736595 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-27
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (82/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
13 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees300300

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2024-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-12-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-12-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-11-20
    KARSLI, Cagatay resigned
    director
  7. 2024-11-05
    GURSOY, Onur resigned
    director
  8. 2024-10-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-09-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As SWIFSCO LIMITED
  12. 2022-06-27
    FIRAT, Vahap appointed
    director
  13. 2022-06-27
    GURSOY, Onur appointed
    director
  14. 2022-06-27
    KARSLI, Cagatay appointed
    director
  15. 2022-06-27
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Vahap Firat
Individual · Turkish · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting27/06/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Cagatay Karsliceased 05/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Onur Gursoyceased 02/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2022-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

34 Cockburn Street
Edinburgh
Lothians
EH1 1PB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FIRAT, Vahap
director · ~46y · appointed 2022-06-27
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Active
GURSOY, Onur
director · ~32y · appointed 2022-06-27 · resigned 2024-11-05
Resigned
KARSLI, Cagatay
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-06-27 · resigned 2024-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-27