SHIFTY LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC865000 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
10 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
9
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-30📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2026-04-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-03-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-12➕LONGCROFT CAPITAL LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2026-03-12➕LONGCROFT, James appointeddirector
- 2026-03-12➖LONGCROFT, James resigneddirector
- 2025-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs SHIFTY LTD
- 2025-10-02➕LOY, Emma appointeddirector
- 2025-10-02➕STRACHAN, Kirstin appointeddirector
- 2025-10-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 0.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Longcroft Capital Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Longcroft Capital Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
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SHIFTY LTD
This company · SC865000
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Longcroft Capital Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/03/2026 |
Mrs Kirstin Strachan Individual · British · DOB 03/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 02/10/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr James Longcroftceased 12/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Miss Emma Loyceased 12/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-10-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
3 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-02
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
STRACHAN, Kirstin→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-10-02
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LONGCROFT CAPITAL LTD→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2026-03-12
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LONGCROFT, James→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2026-03-12 · resigned 2026-03-12
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Recent filings (10 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-30
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-02