CONNECTNOW UTILITIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC295180 · ltd · incorporated 2006-01-09
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive 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. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
69 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 accountsCash
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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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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| Total assets | — | £4.0k |
| Current assets | — | £8.9k |
| Net assets | — | £1.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-16📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2024-03-12📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2023-12-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-10-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2009-01-31➖MACLEOD, Kirsty resignedsecretary
- 2006-02-01➕MACLEOD, Gillian Kirsty appointeddirector
- 2006-01-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CONNECTNOW UTILITIES LIMITED
- 2006-01-09➕MACLEOD, David appointeddirector
- 2006-01-09➕MACLEOD, Kirsty appointedsecretary
- 2006-01-09➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-09➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-01-09➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-01-09➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
76/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo 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 David Macleod Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/08/2024 |
Mrs Gillian Kirsty Macleod Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/08/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Macleodceased 01/08/2024· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
27 Heathfield Road
Ayr
KA8 9DR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
MACLEOD, David→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2006-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLEOD, Gillian Kirsty→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACLEOD, Kirsty→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-01-09 · resigned 2009-01-31
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-01-09 · resigned 2006-01-09
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-01-09 · resigned 2006-01-09
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Recent filings (69 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16