UTROPOLIS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC754576 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-08
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£16.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
22 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £16,679
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£17k
↑ 192% YoY
Current Assets
£483
↑ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £483 | £328 |
| Current assets | £483 | £328 |
| Net assets | £16.7k | £5.7k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 confirmation-statement
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-29📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-03-09📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-01-27📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-03📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-10-03📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-10-03📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-10-02📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-10-02📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01SH01
- 2025-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-01➕HANLEY, Janet Iona Mccormack appointeddirector
- 2025-06-01➕RANDHAWA, Manprit Singh appointeddirector
- 2024-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-04-24📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-07-12📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-04-24📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs UTROPOLIS LTD
- 2023-01-08➕HANLEY, Douglas Gerard appointeddirector
- 2023-01-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Douglas Gerard Hanley Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 08/01/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEEBYTE LIMITED→ SC194014 · est 1999 | £6.84M £4.88M–£8.79M | £10.82M | — | 8800 | 27y | 92 | 61y |
| CANONGATE BOOKS LIMITED→ SC152259 · est 1994 | £6.02M £4.30M–£7.74M | — | — | 64 | 31y | 85 | 65y |
| EXTRAORDINARY MANAGED SERVICES LIMITED→ SC214448 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | 83 | 58y |
| INFOGISTICS LIMITED→ SC208321 · est 2000 | — | — | — | 700 | 25y | 83 | 60y |
| INTELLIGENT MOBILE LIMITED→ SC266060 · est 2004 | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 66y |
| MICROSYS SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC185715 · est 1998 | — | — | £140.2k | — | 28y | 83 | 59y |
| NDI TECHNOLOGIES LTD.→ SC173002 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | 83 | 93y |
| NETWORK ROI LTD→ SC299422 · est 2006 | — | — | £161.9k | — | 20y | 83 | 71y |
| NILE HQ LTD→ SC306908 · est 2006 | — | — | — | 40 | 19y | 83 | 63y |
| OCCUPANCY MARKETING LIMITED→ SC360835 · est 2009 | — | — | £2.10M | — | 16y | 83 | 60y |
| OPTIMISE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC291827 · est 2005 | — | — | — | 300 | 20y | 83 | 63y |
| OPTIMISE SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ SC119824 · est 1989 | — | — | — | 100 | 36y | 83 | 63y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
Mansfield
Mansfield
Dalkeith
EH22 5TJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
HANLEY, Douglas Gerard→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-01-08
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HANLEY, Janet Iona Mccormack→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2025-06-01
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RANDHAWA, Manprit Singh→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-06-01
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Recent filings (22 total)
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-29
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-09
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-03
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-10-03
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-10-02
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01SH01
2025-10-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21