VECTOSOFT LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC759240 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-17
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
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £0 | £0 |
| Net assets | £0 | £0 |
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
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-30➕PURDON, Brandon Mark appointeddirector
- 2025-12-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-19📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-03-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs VECTOSOFT LTD
- 2023-02-17➕PURDON, Mark appointeddirector
- 2023-02-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Purdon Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/02/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
48 Suite 2/3
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PURDON, Brandon Mark→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-12-30
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PURDON, Mark→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-02-17
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Recent filings (19 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-06