G11 CONSULTING LIMITED

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SC348100 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-04
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£3.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,437

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£775£2k£2k£3k£4kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£3.4k£3.3k
Current assets£3.9k£3.6k
Net assets£3.4k£3.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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  2. 2024-12-03
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  3. 2023-12-06
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  4. 2023-01-26
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  5. 2022-02-07
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  6. 2021-11-22
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  7. 2021-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  8. 2021-01-25
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  9. 2020-07-18
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  10. 2020-01-03
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  11. 2018-12-19
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  12. 2018-01-12
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  13. 2017-01-17
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  14. 2015-12-02
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  15. 2015-09-14
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  16. 2008-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As G11 CONSULTING LIMITED
  17. 2008-09-04
    ➕
    SMYTHE, Christopher John appointed
    director
  18. 2008-09-04
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2008-09-04
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2008-09-04
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  21. 2008-09-04
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher John Smythe
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-09-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

6 Woodlands Road
Dingwall
IV15 9LJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-18
Last: 2025-09-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SMYTHE, Christopher John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-09-04
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-09-04 · resigned 2008-09-04
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-09-04 · resigned 2008-09-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-18