BUCHAN CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

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SC147794 · ltd · incorporated 1993-12-01
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£76.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 26.5y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £76,369

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£76k
Current Assets
£112k
Current Liabilities
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£0£22k£45k£67k£90k£112kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£117.2k—
Current assets£112.4k—
Net assets£76.4k—
Average employees—500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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  2. 2024-12-18
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  3. 2023-12-27
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  4. 2023-12-14
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  5. 2023-12-07
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  6. 2022-12-13
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  7. 2021-12-21
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  8. 2021-03-23
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  9. 2020-03-31
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  10. 2019-12-20
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  11. 2018-12-13
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  12. 2018-04-03
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  13. 2018-04-03
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  14. 2017-12-01
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  15. 2016-12-29
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  16. 2000-03-09
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 1999-12-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 1996-10-01
    ➖
    BUCHAN, Ashley Christine resigned
    director
  19. 1993-12-10
    ➕
    BUCHAN, Ashley Christine appointed
    secretary
  20. 1993-12-10
    ➕
    BUCHAN, William Summers appointed
    director
  21. 1993-12-10
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1993-12-10
    ➕
    BUCHAN, Ashley Christine appointed
    director
  23. 1993-12-10
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1993-12-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BUCHAN CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 1993-12-01
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1993-12-01
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BUCHAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr William Summers Buchan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/03/2020
Mrs Ashley Buchan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William Summers Buchanceased 31/03/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated1993-12-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

6 Kirktonhill Holdings
Marykirk
Laurencekirk
Kincardineshire
AB30 1UT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BUCHAN, Ashley Christine→
secretary · appointed 1993-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUCHAN, William Summers→
director · ~59y · appointed 1993-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-12-01 · resigned 1993-12-10
Resigned
BUCHAN, Ashley Christine→
director · ~64y · appointed 1993-12-10 · resigned 1996-10-01
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-12-01 · resigned 1993-12-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property09/03/2000—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property03/12/1999—
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Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-29
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-03-31