COMPUTER LINKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC122554 · ltd · incorporated 1990-01-24

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.5y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 31.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

127 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-07-31	2023-07-31
Average employees	2500	2800

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2025-12-01
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-25
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accounts · AA
2024-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-29
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officers · AP03
2018-09-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-09-10
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-09-10
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officers · AP01
2018-09-10
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officers · TM01
2018-08-30
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-08-01
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MITCHELSON, Gareth appointed
secretary
2018-07-31
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MORAN, Jason appointed
director
2018-07-31
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MORRISON, Andrew Irving resigned
director
2018-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-04-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-08-16
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GLANAS, Stephen resigned
secretary
2009-08-04
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Charge satisfied #2
2009-08-04
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Charge satisfied #1
2007-10-16
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GLANAS, Stephen appointed
secretary
2007-10-15
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MORRISON, Andrew Irving resigned
secretary
2007-10-15
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GORDON, Stephen resigned
director
2005-03-17
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DUNN, Allan resigned
director
2005-03-17
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GORDON, Stephen appointed
director
2004-07-31
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2002-10-18
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YOUNG, Alexander William resigned
director
2001-09-07
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MCGILL, Alasdair Iain resigned
director
2000-08-01
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MCGILL, Alasdair Iain appointed
director
2000-04-01
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GEORGE, Kenneth Andrew resigned
director
1999-06-01
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DUNN, Allan appointed
director
1999-06-01
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YOUNG, Alexander William appointed
director
1998-02-09
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1994-10-25
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1990-01-24
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Company incorporated
As COMPUTER LINKS LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Jason Moran Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1976 · age 50	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	31/07/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Andrew Morrisonceased 31/07/2018· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1990-01-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities

Registered office

7 Grange Road

Houstoun Industrial Estate

Livingston

EH54 5DE

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-24

Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

MITCHELSON, Gareth→

secretary · appointed 2018-08-01

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Active

MORAN, Jason→

director · ~50y · appointed 2018-07-31

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Active

GLANAS, Stephen→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-16 · resigned 2015-08-16

Resigned

MORRISON, Andrew Irving→

secretary · resigned 2007-10-15

Resigned

DUNN, Allan→

director · ~59y · appointed 1999-06-01 · resigned 2005-03-17

Resigned

GEORGE, Kenneth Andrew→

director · ~70y · resigned 2000-04-01

Resigned

GORDON, Stephen→

director · ~60y · appointed 2005-03-17 · resigned 2007-10-15

Resigned

MCGILL, Alasdair Iain→

director · ~57y · appointed 2000-08-01 · resigned 2001-09-07

Resigned

MORRISON, Andrew Irving→

director · ~76y · resigned 2018-07-31

Resigned

YOUNG, Alexander William→

director · ~81y · appointed 1999-06-01 · resigned 2002-10-18

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	31/07/2004	—
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Standard security	1 property	09/02/1998	04/08/2009
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	25/10/1994	04/08/2009

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Recent filings (127 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-12-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-03