INSPIRE IT SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC346614 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-05
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-71.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £71,661

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£152k
Net Worth
-£72k
Current Assets
£202k
Current Liabilities
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-£72k-£17k£38k£92k£147k£202kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£76.6k—
Current assets£201.8k—
Cash£152.2k—
Debtors£49.6k—
Net assets£-71.7k—
Average employees—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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2025-04-30
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    DWYER, Maxine resigned
    secretary
  5. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-06
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  8. 2021-05-27
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-14
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-30
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-16
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    officers · CH01
  14. 2016-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-11-19
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    officers · CH03
  16. 2015-11-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2013-08-31
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    DWYER, Maxine appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-08-31
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    SMITH, Martin resigned
    secretary
  19. 2013-08-31
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    SMITH, Martin resigned
    director
  20. 2008-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As INSPIRE IT SERVICES LTD
  21. 2008-08-05
    ➕
    DWYER, David appointed
    director
  22. 2008-08-05
    ➕
    SMITH, Martin appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-08-05
    ➕
    SMITH, Martin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Dwyer
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/08/2016

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
Incorporated2008-08-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

32 Innewan Gardens
Bankfoot
Perth
PH1 4AL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DWYER, David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-08-05
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Active
DWYER, Maxine→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-31 · resigned 2025-04-30
Resigned
SMITH, Martin→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-05 · resigned 2013-08-31
Resigned
SMITH, Martin→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-08-05 · resigned 2013-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-05