VALOREM FIRST LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC755181 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-12
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
£292.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £292,899
Cash YoY
+191%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£579k
↑ 191% YoY
Net Worth
£293k
↑ 222% YoY
Current Assets
£780k
↑ 98% 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 | £295.4k | £91.9k |
| Current assets | £779.6k | £394.6k |
| Cash | £578.8k | £199.0k |
| Debtors | £200.8k | £195.6k |
| Net assets | £292.9k | £90.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-10➕TURNBULL, James Douglas appointeddirector
- 2024-03-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-03-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-11➕GAW, Stephen Norman appointeddirector
- 2023-12-11➕MILLIKEN, Ricky appointeddirector
- 2023-12-11➖SAVOURY, Scott resigneddirector
- 2023-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs VALOREM FIRST LIMITED
- 2023-01-12➕SAVOURY, Scott appointeddirector
- 2023-01-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-01-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Titanium 1 King's Inch Place
Renfrew
PA4 8WF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
GAW, Stephen Norman→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLIKEN, Ricky→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-12-11
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TURNBULL, James Douglas→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-05-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAVOURY, Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-01-12 · resigned 2023-12-11
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-23
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-05-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-03-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-11