CHORUSLOGIC LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC271157 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-26

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 Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other software publishing

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62011Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (76/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

57 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

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31
Average employees	0	0

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

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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 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-11-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-07-28
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2007-10-18
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MACLEOD, Michella Angelica appointed
secretary
2007-10-17
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MACLEOD, Michella Angelica resigned
secretary
2007-10-17
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MACLEOD, Michella Angelica resigned
director
2004-07-26
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Company incorporated
As CHORUSLOGIC LTD.
2004-07-26
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MACLEOD, Roderick William appointed
director
2004-07-26
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MACLEOD, Michella Angelica appointed
secretary
2004-07-26
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-07-26
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-07-26
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MACLEOD, Michella Angelica appointed
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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Roderick William Macleod Individual · British · DOB 06/1956 · age 70	25–50%	25–50%	board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence	26/07/2016
Mrs Michella Angelica Macleod Individual · British · DOB 05/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence	26/07/2016

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

Incorporated2004-07-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC58290 — Other software publishing

Registered office

18 Tulloch Castle Drive

Dingwall

Ross-Shire

IV15 9ND

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-09

Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MACLEOD, Michella Angelica→

secretary · appointed 2007-10-18

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Active

MACLEOD, Roderick William→

director · ~70y · appointed 2004-07-26

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Active

MACLEOD, Michella Angelica→

secretary · appointed 2004-07-26 · resigned 2007-10-17

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-26 · resigned 2004-07-26

Resigned

MACLEOD, Michella Angelica→

director · ~68y · appointed 2004-07-26 · resigned 2007-10-17

Resigned

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