IN 2 TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC253350 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-28

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 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

59 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	100	100

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-04-10
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2023-04-24
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2022-04-29
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2021-04-26
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2020-06-30
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2019-04-30
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2018-04-25
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2017-08-03
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2017-08-03
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2017-04-24
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2016-05-30
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2015-08-23
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2015-04-09
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NEWTON, Heather resigned
secretary
2009-02-01
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NEWTON, Heather resigned
director
2003-07-28
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Company incorporated
As IN 2 TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
2003-07-28
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NEWTON, Dominic Ancel appointed
director
2003-07-28
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NEWTON, Heather appointed
secretary
2003-07-28
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-28
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-07-28
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NEWTON, Heather appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Dominic Ancel Newton Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Heather Newtonceased 03/08/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

Incorporated2003-07-28

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

Cairnfield 14 School Road

Balmullo

St. Andrews

Fife

KY16 0BD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-11

Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

NEWTON, Dominic Ancel→

director · ~60y · appointed 2003-07-28

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Active

NEWTON, Heather→

secretary · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2015-04-09

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2003-07-28

Resigned

NEWTON, Heather→

director · ~59y · appointed 2003-07-28 · resigned 2009-02-01

Resigned

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