HOLISTECH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC193373 · ltd · incorporated 1999-02-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities
  • 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees2200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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  3. 2024-04-08
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-10
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-23
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-03-25
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  8. 2018-12-17
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-11-04
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-03-03
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  12. 2016-02-16
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  13. 2015-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-02-13
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  15. 2014-02-19
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 1999-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As HOLISTECH LIMITED
  17. 1999-02-10
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    CIVIL, Claire Amanda appointed
    secretary
  18. 1999-02-10
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    CIVIL, Claire Amanda appointed
    director
  19. 1999-02-10
    ➕
    WESTON, Peter John appointed
    director
  20. 1999-02-10
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    MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 1999-02-10
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    MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 1999-02-10
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    HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton appointed
    director
  23. 1999-02-10
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    HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton resigned
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
Ms Claire Amanda Civil
Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/02/2017
Mr Peter John Weston
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
25–50%
—25-50% shares10/02/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

10 Albert Place
Stirling
FK8 2QL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

CIVIL, Claire Amanda→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-10
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Active
CIVIL, Claire Amanda→
director · ~55y · appointed 1999-02-10
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Active
WESTON, Peter John→
director · ~54y · appointed 1999-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MESSRS MCKAY & NORWELL WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 1999-02-10
Resigned
HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton→
director · ~61y · appointed 1999-02-10 · resigned 1999-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-02-14