9DOTS CONSULTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC345348 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-04

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wired telecommunications activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

61200Wireless telecommunications activities
61900Other telecommunications activities
62090Other information technology service activities

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 17.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (6 active, 11 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

30 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

78 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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.

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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 (44 events)Click to expand

2025-12-21
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2024-11-13
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2023-11-28
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accounts · AA
2022-12-28
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accounts · AA
2021-11-30
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accounts · AA
2021-07-08
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accounts · AA
2021-06-12
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gazette · DISS40
2021-06-01
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gazette · GAZ1
2021-03-25
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officers · CH01
2020-09-29
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officers · CH01
2020-09-09
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officers · AP03
2020-01-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-01-07
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officers · TM01
2020-01-07
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officers · TM01
2020-01-07
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officers · AP01
2020-01-07
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officers · AP01
2020-01-07
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officers · AP01
2020-01-07
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2020-01-07
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officers · AP01
2019-12-11
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WILSON, James Neil appointed
secretary
2019-12-11
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BRADFORD, Paul James appointed
director
2019-12-11
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KIRK, Mathew Owen appointed
director
2019-12-11
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MOODY, Alex James appointed
director
2019-12-11
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PHILLIPS, David Charles appointed
director
2019-12-11
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WILSON, James Neil appointed
director
2019-12-11
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MUKHERJEE, Angela Julie resigned
director
2019-12-11
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MUKHERJEE, Robin Kumar resigned
director
2018-12-31
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Charge satisfied #4
2018-05-10
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MCCONNELL, Stephen Phillip resigned
director
2015-10-09
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Charge satisfied #3
2015-10-09
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Charge satisfied #2
2015-10-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-10-08
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2014-12-11
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HAYS, Spencer resigned
director
2010-05-25
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HAYS, Spencer appointed
director
2010-05-25
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MUKHERJEE, Robin Kumar appointed
director
2008-08-21
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-07-16
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Julie Mcconnell
2008-07-16
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Katherine Reid
2008-07-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Marion Cook
2008-07-10
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MCCONNELL, Stephen Phillip appointed
director
2008-07-04
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Company incorporated
As 9DOTS CONSULTING LIMITED
2008-07-04
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MBM SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-07-04
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MUKHERJEE, Angela Julie appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

9dots Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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9dots Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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9DOTS CONSULTING LIMITED

This company · SC345348

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
9dots Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-07-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC61100 — Wired telecommunications activities

Registered office

Pavillion 5 Macmerry Satellite Park

Macmerry

East Lothian

EH33 1RY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-15

Last: 2025-06-01