BIGUP LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC284678 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-12
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
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 77). 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, 1 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
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 5 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
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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£0£20£40£60£80£100Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£100
Net assets—£100

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

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 (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  4. 2024-05-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-05-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2024-05-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-05-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2024-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-05-10
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    GONCALVES-SY, Amanda resigned
    secretary
  11. 2024-05-10
    ➖
    BIGUP LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2024-05-10
    ➖
    GONCALVES-SY, Amanda resigned
    director
  13. 2024-05-10
    ➖
    BIGUP LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  14. 2024-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2010-10-20
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    GONCALVES-SY, Amanda appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-10-20
    ➕
    BIGUP LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-10-20
    ➕
    GONCALVES-SY, Amanda appointed
    director
  24. 2010-10-20
    ➕
    BIGUP LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2010-10-15
    ➖
    GIBSON, Emma Jane resigned
    secretary
  26. 2010-10-15
    ➖
    GIBSON, Emma Jane resigned
    director
  27. 2008-12-01
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    GIBSON, Emma Jane appointed
    secretary
  28. 2008-12-01
    ➕
    GIBSON, Emma Jane appointed
    director
  29. 2008-11-30
    ➖
    GONCALVES, Amanda resigned
    secretary
  30. 2008-11-30
    ➖
    GONCALVES, Amanda resigned
    director
  31. 2006-10-31
    ➖
    GIBSON, Emma Jane resigned
    secretary
  32. 2006-10-31
    ➕
    GONCALVES, Amanda appointed
    secretary
  33. 2006-10-31
    ➖
    GIBSON, Emma Jane resigned
    director
  34. 2006-10-31
    ➕
    GONCALVES, Amanda appointed
    director
  35. 2005-05-12
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    Company incorporated
    As BIGUP LIMITED
  36. 2005-05-12
    ➕
    GIBSON, Wesley appointed
    director
  37. 2005-05-12
    ➕
    GIBSON, Emma Jane appointed
    secretary
  38. 2005-05-12
    ➕
    GIBSON, Emma Jane 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — 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 77 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

9 Urquhart Street
Aberdeen
AB24 5PL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

GIBSON, Wesley→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBSON, Emma Jane→
secretary · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2010-10-15
Resigned
GIBSON, Emma Jane→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-12 · resigned 2006-10-31
Resigned
GONCALVES, Amanda→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-31 · resigned 2008-11-30
Resigned
GONCALVES-SY, Amanda→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2024-05-10
Resigned
BIGUP LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2024-05-10
Resigned
GIBSON, Emma Jane→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-12-01 · resigned 2010-10-15
Resigned
GIBSON, Emma Jane→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-05-12 · resigned 2006-10-31
Resigned
GONCALVES, Amanda→
director · ~53y · appointed 2006-10-31 · resigned 2008-11-30
Resigned
GONCALVES-SY, Amanda→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2024-05-10
Resigned
BIGUP LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2010-10-20 · resigned 2024-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2024-05-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16