PURPLESWIFT UK LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC767500 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-27
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£17.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 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
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £17,487
Net assets shrinking
Down £141,445 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£17k
↓ 89% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.0k | £161.2k |
| Current assets | £26.4k | £213.2k |
| Net assets | £17.5k | £158.9k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-01-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-21➕NOFFKE, Siobhan Pauline appointeddirector
- 2023-04-27🏢Company incorporatedAs PURPLESWIFT UK LTD
- 2023-04-27➕NOFFKE, Derek Willem appointeddirector
- 2023-04-27📄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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — NOFFKE, Siobhan Pauline (same surname) appointed 2025-01-21. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Siobhan Pauline Noffke Individual · British,South African · DOB 05/1994 · age 32 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 21/01/2025 |
Mrs Diella Faith Taylor Individual · South African · DOB 01/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 21/01/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Derek Willem Noffkeceased 21/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Morag Noffkeceased 21/01/2025· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development
Registered office
2 Park Avenue
Walkerburn
Peeblesshire
EH43 6AN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
NOFFKE, Derek Willem→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOFFKE, Siobhan Pauline→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-27