WELL DATA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC207497 · ltd · incorporated 2000-05-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£214.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.7y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £214,224
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,612 YoY
Cash YoY
-4%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£271k
↓ 4.4% YoY
Net Worth
£214k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£461k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£109k£219k£328k£437k£547kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£243.6k£276.1k
Current assets£460.6k£546.9k
Cash£271.0k£283.4k
Debtors£189.6k£263.5k
Net assets£214.2k£224.8k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2023-12-21
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  4. 2022-12-22
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  5. 2022-02-11
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  6. 2021-04-08
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  7. 2020-01-03
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  8. 2018-12-27
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  9. 2018-01-04
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  10. 2017-01-06
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  11. 2016-06-23
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  12. 2016-06-07
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  13. 2016-06-07
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  14. 2016-06-07
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  15. 2016-06-07
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2016-05-17
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    THOMSON, Ian William resigned
    director
  17. 2015-03-05
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    MACNIVEN, Duncan Angus resigned
    director
  18. 2001-08-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  19. 2001-07-01
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    MACNIVEN, Duncan Angus appointed
    director
  20. 2001-07-01
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    PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  21. 2000-06-13
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    JACOBSEN, Edward Frank appointed
    director
  22. 2000-06-13
    ➕
    THOMSON, Ian William appointed
    director
  23. 2000-05-26
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    Company incorporated
    As WELL DATA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
  24. 2000-05-26
    ➕
    PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2000-05-26
    ➕
    PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 Edward Frank Jacobsen
Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Anna Jacobsen
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

100 Union Street
Aberdeen
Aberdeenshire
AB10 1QR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-05-26
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Active
JACOBSEN, Edward Frank→
director · ~50y · appointed 2000-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACNIVEN, Duncan Angus→
director · ~60y · appointed 2001-07-01 · resigned 2015-03-05
Resigned
THOMSON, Ian William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-06-13 · resigned 2016-05-17
Resigned
PETERKINS SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-05-26 · resigned 2001-07-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property06/08/2001—
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Recent filings (91 total)

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2025-12-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
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accounts · AA
2024-12-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-05